Happy birthday to #physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)! He dreamt up his demon to deal with the very odd 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (which is not a law like others, and can not be derived from first priciples). It states that two bodies of different temperature brought together in a closed system will reach thermal equilibrium; or, you cannot use a cold thing to 🧵

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Physicist Allan MacDonald becomes first Canadian to win Kavli nanoscience prize

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The Globe and Mail (Ontario Edition)
Jun 11, 2026

Allan MacDonald, a #Canadian #physicist based in the United States who is best known for helping to usher in the field of “#Twistronics” has been named a winner of this year’s #Kavli Prize in #nanoscience

Gift link:

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👆Real reasons behind #Physicist Raúl Rabadán's 🏃🐂 "espantá" from #scientific directorship of Spanish #Cancer research center #CNIO are beginning to emerge.
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas reportedly refused to cover physicist's 🚚 moving expenses from 🇺🇸
#NewYork, #uSa, to🇪🇸 #Spain Rabadán had called for a tenure as director of a brand new research group at CNIO, which would require hiring six 🧑‍🔬 #scientists.
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👆In 2025 September Theoretical #Physicist Raúl Rabadán was announced by the Spanish government as new scientific director of #CNIO
Today it was revealed that he has resigned from the position
Leading #Cancer research center of
🇪🇸 #Spain is under investigation for an alleged corruption scheme that may have defrauded it of up to 30 million euros.

Happy birthday #physicist Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997), who came up with a truly beautiful experiment to test whether the weak force conserves parity (whether beta decay would be the same if reflected in the mirror)! In my print on the left I show Wu in her lab & a schematic diagram of her experiment. On the right I show her reflection, as in the mirror, & the mirror reflection of 🧵

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Quote of the Day by renowned physicist Stephen Hawking: 'Life would be tragic if...'- The greatest physicist's most powerful quote was not about science, rather about finding humor in human struggle
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Quote of the Day by renowned physicist Stephen Hawking: 'Life would be tragic if...'- The greatest physicist's most powerful quote was not about science, rather about finding humor in human struggle

Quote of the Day: Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist, is remembered not only for his groundbreaking scientific contributions but also for his profound observation: 'Life would be tragic if it ...

Happy birthday to British #engineer, #mathematician, #physicist & #inventor Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923). I’ve shown her in my #linocut with a diagram of the dividers from her 1st of 26 (!) patents, one of her diagrams about the origin & growth of ripple marks & one of her diagrams of an electric arc lamp (a subject on which she literally wrote the textbook).⁠

Born Phoebe Sarah Marks, she was the 3rd 🧵

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