Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and entanglement – and today’s ...

For roughly a decade, top minds at CERN have been cooking up plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 27-kilometer (17-mile) ...

What discoveries led to the use of nuclear power? When did the first plant come online? Test your knowledge with this WSJ quiz.

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1975, Computer Chip: "Microprocessing unit if the Motorola microcomputer is an integrated circuit laid down on a single-crystal silicon chip 0.210 by 0.217 inch, enlarged in this image. The chip bears ...

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The periodic table is one of the greatest achievements in scientific history, a tool that has transformed chemistry from an ...

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While interhuman relationships may go back to the early years of humanity, there is one ritual known the world over that has a much more recent history: marriage. Evidence suggests that marriage ...

Before Einstein, special relativity, and E = mc2, what was the prevailing theory on the Sun's seemingly eternal energy?

Robert Vadra has expressed his willingness to enter politics if the Congress party deems it necessary and with the support of his family. He acknowledged the influence of his family, particularly ...