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John S. Rigden

professor, physics, Washington University

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John S. Rigden is currently an Honory Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He received his B. S. from Eastern Nazarene College and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. Upon completion of his graduate work he was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University. [more]

Einstein: Reshaping Space, Time, and Energy

October 2, 2005

John S. Rigden discusses the two groundbreaking papers that Einstein published in June and September of 1905.

Einstein' s Atoms: Sugar and Pollen Witnesses

October 2, 2005

John S. Rigden discusses the papers that Einstein published in April and May of 1905, proving the existence of atoms. In 1905, there were prominent scientists who did not believe in atoms. Einstein did. His April and May papers were motivated in part to support the concept of atoms.

Einstein's Revolutionary Quantum Paper

October 1, 2005

John Rigden discusses Einstein's March paper, the only paper that Einstein himself called revolutionary, directly challenged the firm beliefs of all physicists.

Hydrogen: The Essential Element

Author: John S. Rigden

Publisher: Harvard University Press (2003)

Binding: Paperback, 288 pages

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