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Atomic spectra
Basic page on the theory of how light is made when electrons in specific atomic energy levels move to give photons.
Atomic Archive
Very comprehensive and fascinating site covering the history and science of the atomic bomb with biographies, videos and animations of nuclear physics.
Hyperphysics - Particle Interactions and Conservation Laws
Conservation laws in quark interactions involving baryon number, lepton number, entropy, parity, isopin, strangeness. with good links to other relevant areas of the site.
Atomic structure
Information on the basic structure of atoms, and an overview of our historical understanding of atomic structure.
How Atomic Clocks Work
A brief description of how atomic clocks work to keep track of time accurately. From HowStuffWorks.com.
Eugene Paul Wigner
Eugene Wigner received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1963 along with J. Hans D. Jensen and Maria Goeppert Mayer for their theory of the atomic nuclei and the elementary particles. They are based on ...
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906 - 1971) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1963 along with Eugene Wigner and J. Hans D. Jensen for their theory of the atomic nuclei and the elementary particles. They ...
What are sub-atomic particles?
short video explaining subatomic particles, elements and compounds. It shows how the atom is composed of sub-atomic particles such as electrons, protons and neutrons and how protons and neutrons are ...