About Mark Egdall

Mark Egdall has a BA in physics from Northeastern University, and 35 years of experience in aerospace optical engineering and program management. He now teaches mini-courses on the wonders of modern physics for non-experts.

Mark teaches modern physics at Lifelong Learning Institutes at the University of Miami, Florida International University, and Nova Southeastern University, and gives entertaining talks on Einstein and time travel. In addition, Mark is writing a popular science book on special and general relativity. For more information, go to Mark's website, Mark's Modern Physics.

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First Rocket-Powered Flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

May 1, 2013 by Mark Egdall Leave a Comment

White Knight Two and SpaceShipTwo directly overhead during a flyby at Spaceport America. Photo credit:Flickr.com.

Are you ready for space tourism? Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo has taken its first rocket-powered flight; the owners are planning to open space up to the public – for a price.

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The Latest from CERN: It’s a Higgs!

March 19, 2013 by Mark Egdall Leave a Comment

Real CMS proton-proton collision events show expected characteristic of Higgs boson decay. (Four high energy electrons shown in green lines and red towers.) Image by CERN.

CERN has concluded that the Higgs-like particle they found earlier is indeed a Higgs Boson particle: A conclusion with many implications.

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The Most Significant Physics Breakthrough of 2012

January 2, 2013 by Mark Egdall 1 Comment

The ATLAS experiment at CERN - visualizing two protons colliding. Image by CERN

CERN’s discovery of evidence of the Higgs boson particle (or particles) tops the list of the most significant physics breakthroughs in 2012.

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Is There a Connection Between a Burning Log and E=mc2?

December 18, 2012 by Mark Egdall Leave a Comment

Burning a Log. Heat breaks the bonds of carbohydrates (CnH2nOn) in the wood. The atoms then combine with oxygen from the air to produce CO2, CO, H2O, and electromagnetic radiation (heat and light).
Image Credit: Robert Craft, PublicDomainPictures.net.

Does Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc2, apply to the energy transfer that takes place when wood is burned? Mark Egdall answers this reader’s question here.

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Alexander Friedmann: Unsung Hero of Modern Cosmology

October 31, 2012 by Mark Egdall Leave a Comment

The Expanding Universe. Image Credit: NASA/STSci/Ann Field

Alexander Friedmann provided the theory behind the modern Big Bang theory, even though he seldom gets credit.

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Unsung Heroes of Modern Physics Of course you’ve heard of Albert Einstein, creator of special and general relativity, and other famous scientists – but there are many other physics pioneers who have received very little mainstream recognition for their contributions to history. Join Ira Mark Egdall, as he explores the fascinating history of five Unsung Heroes of Modern Physics. Despite extraordinary achievements in relativity, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, or space exploratio…Unsung Heroes of Modern Physics

About Mark Egdall

First Rocket-Powered Flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

The Latest from CERN: It’s a Higgs!

The Most Significant Physics Breakthrough of 2012

Is There a Connection Between a Burning Log and E=mc2?

Alexander Friedmann: Unsung Hero of Modern Cosmology

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