discovery of
and the exclusion principle
and fusion
and isotopes
and lasers
and phase transition
and radioactive half life
and spin
and superfluids
Hersey, John
Hesse, Felix
high-temperature superconductors
Hiroshima, Japan
“Hiroshima” (Hersey)
histograms
Hitler, Adolf
Hölldobler, Bert
Hughes Research Laboratory
hydrogen
and charges of atoms
and electrolysis
and the exclusion principle
and fusion
and isotopes
and magnetic resonance imaging
and matter waves
and the Schrödinger equation
hydrogen bombs
imaginary numbers
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
infrared light
insulators
and electron states
and the exclusion principle
and quantum states
and semiconductors
integrated circuits
interaction effects
intercontinental ballistic missiles
interference
internal combustion engine
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
The Interpretation of Radium (Soddy)
intrinsic angular momentum (spin)
and Bose-Einstein condensates
and bosons
concept proposed
described
and the exclusion principle
and experimental evidence
as foundation of quantum mechanics
and magnetic fields
and magnetic resonance imaging
and quantum entanglement
and quantum mechanical wave functions
and spintronics
and superconductors
and two-particle wave functions
and zero spin value
intrinsic field
invisible writing
ionization
ions
iPods
Iron Man
irradiation
isotopes
and beta rays
and Bose-Einstein condensates
and fusion
and neutrons
and radioactive decay
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
James Bond series
Javorsky, Joseph
jet packs
Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s Pal
Johnson, Tor
Jordan, Pascual
Joule, James
Joules (measurement)
Journey into Mystery
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Verne)
Justice League of America
Kauffman, Sheldon
Ketterle, Wolfgang
Kilby, Jack
kinetic energy
and Bose-Einstein condensates
and electric current
and electrical current
and fusion
and lasers
and nuclear fission
and radioactive fallout
and semiconductors
and transportation modes
Kirby, Jack
Klep, Rolf
Krusty the Clown
krypton
“The Land of the Bipos,”
Lane, Margo
Lang, Fritz
laptop computers
laser discs
lasers
laws of motion. See also Newtonian mechanics
lead
leakage effect
Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom
Lee, Stan
Legion of Superheroes
Leinster, Murray
Lenard, Philipp
Lewis, Gilbert
Ley, Willy
Libby, Willard F.
lie detectors
light. See atomic-light-emission spectra; light, speed of; photons
light, speed of
and beta rays
and cosmic rays
as fundamental constant
and momentum of particles
and particle accelerators
and particle spin
and photons
and quarks
and radioactive decay
and refraction
and relativity theory
and travel in science fiction
and wavelength frequency
light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Lightning Lad
line spectra. See atomic-light-emission spectra
linear algebra
linear equations
linear momentum
liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
liquid nitrogen
lithium
Litvinenko, Alexander
Lois Lane, Superman’s Girlfriend
London Underground
Lorentz, Hendrik
lotteries
macroscopic quantum states
magnetic dipoles
magnetic fields
and diamagnetism
and electron spin
and the exclusion principle
and levitating trains
and particle spin
and quantum entanglement
and spin
and transistors
and visible light
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Magneto
Maiman, Theodore H.
The Man of Bronze (Dent)
Manhattan Project
Manning, Glenn
many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
Marvel Comics
mass
mass-energy equivalency
Masuoka, Fujio
materials science
mathematics
matrix algebra
matter waves. See also de Broglie matter waves; quantum mechanical wave functions; Schrödinger wave functions
Maxwell, James Clerk
Maxwell’s equation
“measurement problem,” xv
medicine
and laser surgery
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)
metals. See also specific materials
microscopes, optical
microwave radiation
Millikan, Robert
miniaturization
Minneapolis, Minnesota
mirrors
Misner, Charles
mobile phones
Modern Electronics
momentum. See also intrinsic angular momentum (spin)
and de Broglie waves
and the exclusion principle
and matter waves
“momentum space,”
and Planck’s constant
and the uncertainty principle
and wave functions
monopoles
monsters
Moore, Alan
Moore, Gordon
Moore’s Law
More Than Human (Sturgeon)
motion pictures
Müller, Karl
multiverse theory
Murdoch, Peter
mutually assured destruction (MAD)
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
The Mysterious Island (Verne)
n-type semiconductors
Nagasaki, Japan
nanogenerators
nanotechnology
National Allied Periodicals
Nautilus (submarine)
neon
nerds
neutrinos
neutrons
and “cold fusion,”
discovery of
internal angular momentum
and “intrinsic field,”
and isotopes
and leakage effect
and nuclear fission
and particle decay
and particle spin
and radioactivity
and the strong force
New Yorker
Newton, Isaac
Newtonian mechanics
nitrogen
Nobel Prize in Physics
and Bose-Einstein condensates
and carbon 14 dating
and Cerenkov radiation
and giant magnetoresistance
and Heisenberg’s matrices
and high-temperature superconductivity
and photoelectric effect
and the Schrödinger equation
noble gases
nonlinear equations
Nowlan, Philip Francis
Noyce, Robert
nuclear forces. See also strong force; weak force
nuclear isotopes
nuclear magnetic fields
nuclear reactions
and Cerenkov radiation
and fission
and power generation
in the sun
and waste products
nuclear weapons
and computers
and fusion reactions
kinetic energy of
and science fiction
in science fiction
and World War II,
Nucleon automobile
nucleons
Oberth, Hermann
observation
Ohl, Russell
oil slicks
orbits
organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
Osterman, Jonathan. See Dr. Manhattan
Otto, Nikolaus
Our Friend, the Atom
oxygen
ozone layer
p-type semiconductors
Palmer, Ray
parallel universes
Paris in the Twentieth Century (Verne)
particle accelerators
particle decay
Pauli, Wolfgang
Pauli exclusion principle
periodic table of the elements
personal electronics devices. See also consumer electronics
pharmaceuticals
photodetectors
photoelectric effect
photography
photons
and energy levels
interaction with electrons
and lasers
and LEDs
and magnetic resonance imaging
and particle-wave duality
and quantum states
quantum theory of
radioactivity
and relativity
and spin
and uncertainty principle
and visible light
Physical Review
The Physics of Superheroes (Kakalios)
piezoelectrics
pilot waves
Planck, Max
Planck’s constant (h)
Planter X,
Plattner, Gottfried
“Plattner’s Story” (Wells)
plutonium
polarity and polarization
polonium
popular culture. See also science fiction
position of particles. See also uncertainty principle
positrons
potential (V)
power plants
power sources
prediction. See also probability
prime number
probability
proportionality
protons
and fusion
internal angular momentum
and “intrinsic field,”
and leakage effect
and magnetic resonance imaging
and particle accelerators
and particle spin
and radioactivity
and the Schrödinger equation
and the strong force
and transmutation
psi (Ψ)
and linear equations
and matter wave equation
and nonlinear equations
and spin=0 particles
and two-electron wave functions
pulp magazines. See science fiction
quantum computers
quantum entanglement
quantum mechanical tunneling
and “cold fusion,”
and computer hard drives
and fusion
and radioactive half life
and reflection
and semiconductor diodes
and teleportation
and two-electron wave functions
quantum mechanical wave functions. See also de Broglie matter waves
quantum numbers
quantum states
and energy levels
and glow-in-the-dark materials
and lasers
and Schrödinger equation
and semiconductors
and transistors
quarks
quartz
radar
radiation. See also specific particle types
Cerenkov radiation
discovery of
film depiction of
interference with electronics
and nuclear waste
and phosphorescence
and radioactive decay
and science fiction
radio
radium
radon
“The Reason for Antiparticles” (Feynman)
rechargeable batteries
rectifiers
reflection
refraction
Reich, Ben
relativity
“The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes” (Wells)
Remington Rand
remote controls
“A Rescue from Jupiter,”
resistance
resistors
reverse beta decay
“The Rise of Scientification” (Gernsback)
Robbins, June
robots
Robur the Conqueror (Verne)
rocket packs. See also jet packs
rocket science
Roentgen, William
Rogers, Anthony (Buck Rogers), See Buck Rogers
Rooney, Mickey
Roosevelt, Franklin
Rutherford, Ernest
Savage, Clark, Jr. (Doc Savage)
scattering experiment
Schawlow, Arthur L.
Schrödinger, Erwin
and de Broglie matter waves
and development of quantum mechanics
and formal quantum theory
and matter-wave hypothesis
and particle spin
and the periodic table
Schrödinger wave functions
and the exclusion principle
and properties of materials
and quantum mechanical tunneling
and wave functions
Schrödinger’s equation
described
and Dr. Manhattan
and linear equations
and matter wave equation
and quantum states
and semiconductors
and the uncertainty principle
science fiction. See also specific titles and characters
and Amazing Stories
American and European
and angular momentum
and atomic energy
and Doc Savage
as inspiration for scientists
and magnetism
and nuclear power
and nuclear weapons
and parallel universes
and predictions of the future
and transporters
and video transmission
and X-ray vision
Science Illustrated
Science Wonder Stories
scientific method
scintillometers
scope of quantum mechanics’ impact
&nbs
p; Seaton, Dick
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Secret Service Operator No. 5,
“Secrets of Atom Valley,”
Seduction of the Innocent scare
semiconductors
and data storage
described
and particle spin
semiconducting diodes
semiconductor transistors
and solid-state physics
and thermoelectrics
and transistors
The Shadow
Showcase
Shuster, Joe
Siegel, Jerry
silicon
silver
“The Skylark of Space” (Smith)
Smith, E. E.
Smithsonian Institute
smoke detectors
sociological predictions
Soddy, Frederick
sodium
Solar, Philip
solar energy
Solar-Man of the Atom
solid-state physics. See also diodes; lasers; semiconductors; superconductors; transistors
soot
The South Pole Terror
Space Marines
space program
space travel
Special Theory of Relativity
spectrograms
spectrum of light. See also atomic-light-emission spectra
spin. See intrinsic angular momentum (spin)
spin transport electronics (spintronics)
standard deviation
standing waves
Star Trek (television)
Stark, Tony
Startling Stories
statistics. See also probability
Stern, Otto
storage media
Strange Adventures
Strange Tales
Strassmann, Fritz
“Streamers of Death,”
string theory
strong force
Strong Guy
Sturgeon, Theodore
subatomic particles
submarines
Sumerians
sun
Superboy
superconductors
superfluids
Superman
supernovae
superorganisms
The Superorganism—The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies (Hölldobler and Wilson)
superpowers
suspension of disbelief
symmetry
Szilard, Leo
Tales of Suspense
Tales to Astonish
telepathy
teleportation
temperature
and atomic spectra
and blackbody radiation
and Bose-Einstein condensates
and fusion
and lasers
and light emission
and liquid crystals
and magnetic resonance imaging
and semiconductors
and superconductors
and superfluids
and thermoelectrics
and transistors
and uncertainty principle
and waste heat
Them! (1954)
thermodynamics
thermoelectrics
thin film transistor (TFT)
Thompson, G. P.
thorium
Thurber, James
To Marry Medusa (Sturgeon)
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