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100

They are the head of the physics department at Salisbury University

who is Dr. Bailey

100

This telescope needed “glasses” because it was nearsighted

What is the Hubble Space Telescope

100

“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”

Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer

100

This physicist greatly improved the telescope and discovered the moons of Jupiter

Who is Galileo Galilei

100

The event horizon telescope recently took a picture of what

What is the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

200

This is the most popular track for physics students at Salisbury University

What is the 3-2 engineering transfer program

200

Richard Feynman was an amateur player of this instrument

What are the bongos

200

“God does not play dice with the universe.”

Who is Albert Einstein

200

This physicist provided the first proof of the expansion of the universe

Who is Edwin Hubble

200

This controversial theory is trying to join quantum mechanics and general relativity together

What is String Theory

300

The engineering lab in the physics department is sponsored by this company

what is K&L Microwave

300

It was feared that an atomic bomb could end the world by causing this

What is atmospheric ignition

300

“Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.”

Who is Niels Bohr

300

This person developed important math when in quarantine from the black death

Who is Isaac Newton

300

Stephen Hawking discovered this about black holes

What is Hawking Radiation

400

This is Dr. Binz’s research interest/project

What is using augmented reality for physics education

400

Einstein held this job when he developed the theory of special relativity

What is a patent clerk

400

“If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood.”

Who is Richard Feynman

400

This scientist was the first to win two Nobel prizes

Who is Marie Curie

400

In 2012 this elementary particle was discovered at CERN

What is the Higgs boson

500

These two faculty members went to both the same undergraduate and graduate schools

Who are Dr. Troup and Dr. Emmert

500

This is how Niels Bohr hid his Nobel prize from the Nazis

What is dissolving the gold medal

500

“Your Highness, I have no need of this hypothesis”

Who is Pierre-Simon Laplace

500

This physicist who worked with electromagnetism was self-educated and invented the rubber balloon

Who is Michael Faraday

500

In 2023, three physicists won Nobel prizes for discovering this

What is attosecond physics