Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those ...

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...

Melba Phillips, who grew up on a farm in Indiana at the turn of the 20th century, was one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s first graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. Together they ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – For Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr., mathematics is magic. The 74-year-old theoretical physicist had always loved math – it ran in the family, after all. His father and grandfather ...

Physicists may have uncovered a surprising new clue that string theory—the idea that the universe is built from unimaginably tiny vibrating strings—could be more than just a mathematical fantasy.

ELLINGTON, CT (WFSB) - A rising 8th grader who wants to be a theoretical physicist is already getting recognized for his brilliance. Rithvik Suren, 13, was chosen to represent Connecticut in a ...

Offering scholars and enthusiasts unprecedented access to the works of one of the most influential theoretical physicists of the 20th and early 21st centuries, the UC Santa Barbara Library has ...

Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, a brilliant theoretical physicist, revolutionized quantum mechanics with his groundbreaking ...

Most of us don't spend a lot of time thinking deeply about the universe - what it's made of, how it works. But right now we're going to spend a moment remembering a man who devoted his life to those ...

A theoretical physicist, Michio Kaku, has shared his thoughts regarding anxiety when it comes to artificial intelligence. The physicist tackled the fears that many people are experiencing when it ...