Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics, John Hopfield (left) and Geoffrey Hinton, for their contributions to machine learning! 📷Princeton University, Lewis Sigler Institute, courtesy AIP ESVA; Johnny Guatto/University of Toronto

"After writing a book about supernovae, I wanted to go bigger." Read all about Or Graur's newest book, Galaxies, published just this week! Read the interview: aip.org/history-programs/nie…

🎆Happy 4th! 🎆Laser Fireworks - don’t try this at home! #Lasers #Fireworks #FourthofJuly #HistoryofPhysics

William Meggers holding a trombone taken at Ripon College in Clintonville, Wisconsin. What do you think, did we capture his likeness? Check out the link for more coloring pages bit.ly/4bdL4qj #Coloring #Trombone #HistoryofPhysics #ESVA #AIPHistory #AIPArchives

Big news! We started an Instagram! Find us at instagram.com/aip_history/ Our first post on the 'gram features this image from our collections: Physicist Douglas Allan dancing the part of Captain Hook in a local ballet production of "Peter Pan."

"The clincher, however, was the total eclipse of June 8, 1918." In this oral history excerpt, astronomer Lawrence Aller (1913-2003), reflects on how witnessing the total #solareclipse in 1918 sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/4aiZl4B

The big day is here in North America - #SolarEclipse2024! To celebrate, we've curated this guide with info about today's eclipse as well as historical images, videos, oral histories, and books from our collections. In totality and partiality, enjoy! buff.ly/49ES91T

"I think what I liked about the eclipse in particular wasn’t so much seeing it but the fact that you could predict it." In this oral history, astronomer Brian Marsden reflects on how witnessing a #solareclipse as a child sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/49rmZL7

"Then at the last minute, the clouds parted and allowed us to see totality." In this oral history excerpt, astronomer Shepard S. Doeleman reflects on how witnessing the total #solareclipse in 1979 sparked his interest in astronomy. buff.ly/3J20nWV

Viewing a #solareclipse can be a lifechanging experience, as the physicists in these new oral history excerpts express. We're looking forward to the April 8th eclipse in North America. Do you have eclipse memories that sparked your interest in science? buff.ly/4aIm89M

"It was a very exciting place because of the #physics," astronomer Vera Rubin recalled of her graduate studies @Cornell in this 1969 #OralHistory. There, she studied under names like Richard Feynman, Hans Bethe, and Martha Stahr Carpenter. #WHM youtu.be/xenpyjMNngI?si=2oUh…