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physics.hist-ph2022
Einstein's Happiest Moment: The Equivalence Principle
Paul Worden, James Overduin
Einstein's happiest thought was his leap from the observation that a falling person feels no gravity to the realization that gravity might be equivalent to acceleration. It affects…
physics.hist-ph2020★ 1 cited
Physics and the Pythagorean Theorem
James Overduin, Richard Conn Henry
Pythagoras' theorem lies at the heart of physics as well as mathematics, yet its historical origins are obscure. We highlight a purely pictorial, gestalt-like proof that may have o…
physics.hist-ph2018
Paul Wesson and Space-Time-Matter Theory
James Overduin
A short scientific biography is given of physicist Paul Wesson (1949-2015), who published over 300 works encompassing the fields of astrobiology, astrophysics, geophysics, cosmolog…