This is the tale of the high-stakes test of scientific theories that made headlines around the world nearly 100 years ago in the aftermath of World War I, linking the lives of two pacifists on opposing sides of the conflict: German-born theoretician Albert Einstein and English astronomer Arthur Eddington. Einstein, already famous for his groundbreaking […]
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Comet ISON: Coming Our Way
Predicting whether an incoming comet will be spectacular or not, especially when it’s a first-timer, is a risky business. I got my start writing science columns when the editor of our then-local paper called me in early 1986. “I understand Comet Halley is on its way here, and I’d like a story about what it’s […]