In a recent work published in Nature, a team simulated the possible effect of a time machine using polarized light.
Everybody Kills Hitler On Their First Trip
When it comes to time travel, everyone kills Hitler on their first trip.
Back To The Future Is Easy – It’s Back To The Past That’s Hard
As far as time travel is concerned, making the journey from 1985 to 2015 is easy.
Could We Ever Build A Time Machine?
When Einstein developed his gravitational theory of general relativity, some physicists began to wonder if time travel might actually be possible.
There And Back Again
When someone mentions time machines, you might think of fantastical machines such as Dr. Who’s TARDIS or the DeLorean in Back to the Future, but several physicists have made a serious study of time machines. Most of this work focuses on “what if” scenarios, which are really about testing the limits of a particular theoretical model, rather than actually engineering a device that can travel to the past.
Science Fiction, Science Fact
While fantastical stories have been with us as long as we’ve been human, in the early 1800s a new type of story appeared. Often Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is named as the first example of this genre. Also known as The Modern Prometheus, it gives us the tale of a mad scientist who creates a creature from alchemy and science. By …