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The Physics Van

The Physics Van is a traveling science show for kids! By performing and explaining exciting physics demonstrations, we show our audiences that science is fun and worthwhile for people who wonder ...

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http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/

Physics Van - States of Matter

Teacher demonstrations on states of matter.

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http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/website/ourshows/demos.php

Simon van der Meer

Simon Van der Meer (1915 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1984 along with Carlo Rubbia for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1984/meer-autobio.html

Carlo Rubbia

Carlo Rubbia (1934 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1984 along with Simon Van der Meer for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1984/rubbia-autobio.html

Johannes van der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837 - 1913) saw the need to take into account the volumes of molecules and the intermolecular forces ("Van der Waals forces", as they are now generally called) in ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1910/waals-bio.html

How Van de Graaff Generators Work

A good description of static electricity and how Van de Graaff Generators work. Including how to make your own. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/vdg.htm

Robert J. Van de Graaff

Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901 - 1967) developed an electrostatic particle accelerator (now called a Van de Graaff generator)used in nuclear research. Introduced in 1931, it uses the charge that ...

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http://tvdg10.phy.bnl.gov/vandegraaff.html

Philip Warren Anderson (1913 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 along with Sir Nevill Francis Mott and John Hasbrouck van Vleck for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1977/anderson-autobio.html