“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.” Stephen Hawking
Interesting Reads
For Physics:
- Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime - Sean Carroll
- Seven brief lessons on Physics – Carlo Rovelli
- A brief history of time – Steven Hawking
- Astrophysics for people in a hurry” by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
- Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
- Physics themed Ted talks (there are many)
For Enginnering:
- Getting thing done – David Allen
- An Astronaut’s guide to life – Chris Hadfield
- Set phasers on stun – S.M. Casey
- Engineer to win – Caroll Smith
- The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen Covey
- Engineering themed Ted talks (there are many)
Interesting Podcasts
- Physics World Stories
- The Titanium Physicists
- What The If
- Starts With a Bang
- Ask a Spaceman!
Events
Some of these we will do as a class, but others you can do in your own time.
- UCL Physics Lectures (COMING SOON, hopefully....)
- Science live events for GCSE
- Physics in action events for A-level
- Royal Observatory Greenwich
- Space and engineering themed trips to the science museum
- CERN (When we are allowed to go)