Physics of the Future

I am presently reading Michio Kaku's new book Physics of the Future. I recommend it highly.

Regular Monthly Meeting

Our regular monthly meeting is this coming Sunday at Books-A-Million in Colonial Heights around 2:00 PM.


Everyone with an interest in Sci-fi is welcome!

William N. Lipscomb Jr., Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 91

I heard about this on National Public Radio.
I am reading this article William N. Lipscomb Jr., Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 91 on The New York Times's website.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/us/16lipscomb.html?_r=1

An Astronaut's Perspective

I am watching Astronaut Julie Payette give a lecture on this episode An Astronaut's Perspective of Wison Forum on WCVE-D3.

http://www.kcet.org/shows/wilson_forum/

STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia

I am reading about the STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia mission on 12 April 1981 at NASA's website.
This was the first NASA Space Shuttle fight into space.

April 12, 1961: A remarkable date in human history

I am reading this article April 12, 1961: A remarkable date in human history By Frank Leonard on Gizmag.com
According to this article, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space and completed a single orbit of the Earth aboard Vosotk I on 12 April 1961.