On Prof. Whittle’s web site under "Public Outreach", find:
- A Brief History of Matter
- Nature's Design
- Also see materials associated with Big Bang Acoustics
- Our lives are centered in molecular matter. How common is molecular matter in the solar system, the galaxy, the Universe? Why is it so rare?
- Creating complex systems requires energy. Track the energy that has created the biosphere back to its ultimate source. You will need to go beyond and prior to the sun.
- The richness of our world hinges on its composition: the variety of chemical elements, each quite unique in its properties. Where have these elements come from? Why isn't there just one or a few elements? Why 92?
- Matter assembled by electrostatic forces (molecules) exhibit vast omplexity. Why is this not true for matter assembled by nuclear or gravitational forces?
- Our world and our technology accesses a limited range of what the Universe and the forces of nature can provide. What are the range of conditions and "technologies" available to the Universe if we view it as a creative entity?
- The Universe assembles structures in four basic units: nuclei, atoms, stars/planets and galaxies. Why just these four and not more?
- Why is there structure? Why isn't the Universe smooth?
- Why is there anything at all? Where does all the matter in the Universe come from?
The Hubble Site
Hubble Heritage Project
NASA Website
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Prof. Mark Whittle was born and educated in England, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Physics at Oxford and a PhD in Astronomy at Cambridge. Following post-doctoral fellowships at the ...
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