NOVA | Physics & Math

Absolute Hot Is there an opposite to absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature? Find out.
Reaching Ultra-Low Temperatures In our virtual chemistry lab, use the "cascade" process to achieve dramatically lower temperatures. How low can you go?
Newton's Alchemy He kept it hidden, but was Isaac Newton's alchemical work truly scandalous? See for yourself. Decipher Newton's code.

Physics & Math

Julian the Trailblazer

Percy Julian’s example in the mid-20th century inspired dozens of black chemists to realize their dreams.
Physics of Stone Arches

See if you can build a cathedral arch without it collapsing, and learn more about the forces at work.
Cooking With Bill Nye

In this video, Bill Nye, TV's "Science Guy," conducts a pasta-making experiment that can save energy.
A Conversation With Brian Greene

The physicist and best-selling author unravels the mysteries of string theory in this interview.

A Brief History of Time: The Illustrated, Updated, and Expanded Edition
by Stephen Hawking
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by Michio Kaku
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
by Richard P. Feynman
Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick
Einstein's Miraculous Year: Five Papers that Changed the Face of Physics
by Albert Einstein and John Stachel, editor
E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
by David Bodanis and Simon Singh
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
by Benoit Mandelbrot
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by Steven Weinberg
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas Hofstadter

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