Have Physicists Finally Detected Gravitational Waves? (via io9)

From the io9 Space page, the has been an announcement of an impending announcement, i.e., today it was announced that there will be a press conference tomorrow by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The speculation is that they may announce having discovered gravitational waves (the last predicted by unseen element in Einstein’s General Theory of … Read more

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

This famous phrase, made famous by Sir Isaac Newton, and celebrated ever since, may have been a public attempt at modesty and historical gratitude that was sure to endear him to, and inspire, subsequent generations of natural philosophers, but it may also have been a little bit of an underhanded insult to Robert Hooke, just … Read more

10 Nasihat Einstein Untuk Berjaya

1. Wujudkan rasa ingin tahu anda“Saya bukan memiliki bakat luar biasa. Hanya selalu menikmati rasa ingin tahu saja.”Membaca petikan Einstein di atas membuat kita tertanya–tanya. Seperti apa rasa ingin tahu itu? Saya selalu bertanya mengapa ada orang yang berjaya,sementara banyak yang lain gagal?2. Tekun itu tidak ternilai“Saya bukannya pintar, boleh dikatakan hanya bertahan lebih lama menghadapi masalah.”Bayangkan ketekunan seekor kura–kura di tengah rimba bergunung yang ingin menuju ke pantai. Wa;aupun bergerak perlahan tetapi tetap berusaha sehingga matlamatnya tercapai.3. Fokus pada saat iniSeseorang mampu melakukan banyak perkara tetapi tidak semua sekaligus. Berikan perhatian kepada apa yang … Read more