Events with tag - Physics

251 BC

Archimedes' Eureka Moment

In 250 BCE, Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered the principle of water displacement while taking a bath, leading to one of history's most famous scientific breakthroughs. This discovery helped him solve King Hiero II's challenge of determining if his crown was pure gold without damaging it.

August 13, 1942

Manhattan Project Official Launch

The Manhattan Project was officially established on August 13, 1942, marking the formal beginning of America's atomic weapons program under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, led by Brigadier General Leslie Groves and scientific director J. Robert Oppenheimer.

May 20, 1964

Discovery of Background Radiation

In 1964, American astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson made a groundbreaking discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided crucial evidence supporting the Big Bang theory. For this accidental but extremely significant discovery, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978.