Opera

A disadvantage of being married is that I sometimes have to go to things that I would rather not, such as opera (although I usually get a pair of earrings out of it – https://www.coventgarden.london/shopping/les-neredies). Now when I was younger I didn’t mind so much but my patience seems to have decreased with age and […]

February the 11th 2017

February 11th If you read my last post you may have realised that my blog will not just be about physics now. Please don’t assume that this is because I am fed up with physics. This is absolutely not the case. You will find that most of my posts will still be about this wonderful […]

Depression

For most of my life I have battled depression. The overwhelming cause has been the feeling of inadequacy but today I realised that the cause now is the state of the world around me. I try thinking that I have more years behind me than in front and that I have no children but then […]

Helen The Hare

I should point I am only a Hare by marriage. The above picture was taken in September 2016 to celebrate out 21st wedding anniversary. We have a picture taken every year. The date above the picture relates to the first sentence under the picture. The picture replaces last year’s photograph

Rugby 2015

Nuclear Astrophysics – The Synthesis of the Chemical Elements Professor Zsolt Podolyak, University of Surrey Professor Podolyak was born in Romania and obtained his PhD in Hungary. He has worked in Italy and is now based at the University of Surrey, where among other topics teaches Nuclear Astrophysics. He is a Nuclear Physicist, with research […]

Rugby 2015

What lies beneath? Predicting the Earth with physics Dr Christina Manning, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr Manning is a Research Officer in Isotope Geochemistry in the Earth Science department at Royal Holloway, University of London. She studied Earth Sciences in the University of East Anglia, including an undergraduate dissertation on magma mixing as a […]

Semiconductors and Superconductors By Vinooja Thurairethinam 13 V Superconductors As a conductor is cooled, its electrical resistance decreases. The colder the material, the less the atoms in the conductor vibrate and thus there is less resistance to the flow of electrons through it. However, when the temperature is below the critical temperature, the resistance of […]

OPPENHEIMER

Last month I was lucky enough to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Oppenheimer after it had transferred from Stratford to London. It was an amazing play and Michael Grady-Hall was brilliant as Oppenheimer especially as he was the understudy to the role (John Heffernan was indisposed on the day we saw the play). […]

Astronomy masterclass 2015

Evolution of a star The next session of the day was looking at stars and their evolution The session was run by Megan Whewell, who is studying for a PhD, with a focus on black holes at the centre of galaxies, at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at the University College London (MSSL) https://msslastro.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/i-left-academia-so-why-come-back/ https://twitter.com/mwhewell15 […]

Astronomy masterclass 2015

Once again Rooks Heath year 13 physics students were lucky to take part in an astronomy masterclass at Royal Greenwich Observatory. This year we were able to share the day with students from Harrow High School and Cannons High School. http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory Sulaxan, Abbas, Nicholas and Sujeethan enjoying the view before the classes start. Abbas, Nicholas, […]