Physics/Expert Profile

Expertise

I can help with understanding physics that does not involve eggs. I will NOT help with academic or professional questions, which are NOT limited only to homework. Please do not waste your time by asking a question that comes out of ANY kind of academic, professional, or business matters.

Experience in the area

Have been fascinated by physical laws ever since I learned, at age seven, that magnets work under water. My study continued through college and has not ceased even after I retired.

Education/Credentials

B.A. in Physics (with honors) from University of California at Berkeley.M.A. in Physics (with honors) from University of Texas Austin.

What do you like about this subject?

I find the subject of physics endlessly fascinating, particularly in the way that basic ideas are never considered "fixed." The changes in the subject just in my lifetime have been nothing short of amazing.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I recall the excitement in the physics community when the cosmic background radiation proved the Big Bang was the only viable explanation for our expanding Universe. I hope to live long enough for a solution to "Dark Matter" to be found. I regret that I probably won't be around to celebrate the "Theory of Everything" or a solution to "Dark Energy."

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The GPS system, used by millions of people each day, is proof that Einstein's Special Relativity is a correct description of our Universe.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Contrary to popular presentations, the Big Bang was NOT an explosion of matter, outward from a central point, into empty space. It was an expansion of space itself, and expansion that continues to this day.