Category Archives: 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics

Select Countries in the Global Women Index of Inclusion, Justice, and Security for 2021/22

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We examine the ratings of large countries and countries of concern in the Women Peace and Security Index of 2021/22.  The survey by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GWIPS) includes 170 countries, in three categories of Inclusion, … Continue reading →

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Fault Maps of the Alaskan Aleutian 8.2 Earthquake of July 28, 2021

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Fault Maps of the Alaskan Aleutian 8.2 Earthquake of July 28, 2021. The Pacific Rim Ring of Fire of Earthquake Faults and Volcanoes.  The North fault is the Aleutian Megathrust Fault. Location of last night’s Alaska 8.2 earthquake, and 2020 … Continue reading →

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June 5, The Return of the Trump to His Trumpican Party

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

June 5, the Return of the Trump to His Trumpican Party Life has been so peaceful, truthful, and progressive since January 20th.  It was shocking to watch Trump’s speech to the Republican Convention of North Carolina, and the return of … Continue reading →

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UCI Neutrino Group Shares in Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Breakthrough Prizes were just announced in the NY Times, on Nov. 8, 2015.  One of the Fundamental Physics Prizes went to five neutrino experiments that showed that neutrinos oscillated.  The UCI Department of Physics and Astronomy Neutrino Group participated … Continue reading →

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UC Irvine’s Contribution to the 2015 Nobel Prizes in Physics

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics was won by leaders of the Super-Kamiokande and SNO neutrino experiments, Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald, respectively. The Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) experiment in Japan showed that neutrinos oscillated, and therefore had mass. The Sudbury … Continue reading →

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