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Revolutionary physicist Lamb dies at 94
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Willis E. Lamb Jr., a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work on the electron structure of the hydrogen atom revolutionized the quantum theory of matter, has died. He was 94.
Lamb died in a Tucson hospital from complications of a gallstone disorder May 15, according to an announcement from the University of […]
NASA goes low tech for high-tech problem
WASHINGTON (AP) To fix a potentially fatal shaking problem on its snazzy new moon rocket, NASA is considering something that works for mud-stained pickups: heavy-duty shock absorbers.
For nearly half a year, NASA’s No. 1 technical problem in designing its Ares I rocket, that will eventually propel astronauts back to the moon, has been […]
Infinite automaton powerfulness up
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) With Dextre the robot’s power problem solved, astronauts on Saturday ventured outside the international space station to put together the bulk of the gigantic walking and working machine.
Astronaut Rick Linnehan works outside the international space station Friday.
The robot’s hands were attached to its 11-foot arms during the first spacewalk of Endeavour’s […]
