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Matter

The Big Bang

The Big Bang is the explanation for how the Universe started.

Astronomers think that everything started in a single point. Then everything expanded and stretched to grow into the huge Universe we see today.

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Mass

The mass of an object tells us the amount of ‘stuff’ or matter it is made of.

An object’s mass remains the same wherever the object is.

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Balance Scales

Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin

Occupation

Astronomer

Year born

1900

Research Areas

Stars, Spectroscopy

 

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Masatoshi Koshiba

Early Life

Masatoshi was born in Toyohashi, Japan. His dad was in the Japanese army and served in China during World War II. His mum died when he was just three years old. As his father was an officer in the army, Masatoshi was expected to go to military school. A month before the entrance exam he contracted polio which left him very weak, and he was unable to join. He went to school in Tokyo during World War II when frequent bombing devastated the city. He only became interested in physics when one of his teachers doubted him.

Year born: 1926

Research Areas: Neutrinos, Detectors, Particle Physics, Cosmic Rays

 

"I grew up like a million average people, and I do silly things too!"