Emma Linscomb Academic webpage of Emma Linscomb / Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:23:10 +0000 Great Mathematicians and Physicists A list of 50 brilliant minds who have significantly advanced our understanding of the world and contributed to making it a better place! Name Years Country Major Contributions Pythagoras 570-495 BC Greece Best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which relates the sides of a right triangle. His contributions also extend to musical theory and philosophical concepts of numbers and their relationships. Euclid circa 300 BC Greece Often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry,' Euclid's work 'Elements' is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, laying out the foundations of plane geometry. Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 Poland... Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /fun/2024/05/31/great-mathematicians-and-physicists.html /fun/2024/05/31/great-mathematicians-and-physicists.html Space-Time Lorentz transformation \[\begin{equation}\label{lorentz} \begin{aligned} x' &= \frac{x-ut/c^2}{\sqrt{1-u^2/c^2}} \\ t' &= \frac{t-ux/c^2}{\sqrt{1-u^2/c^2}}\\ y' &= y \\ z' &= z \end{aligned} \end{equation}\] Rotation \[\begin{equation}\label{rotation} \begin{aligned} x' &= x\cos(\theta) + y\sin(\theta) \\ y' &= y\cos(\theta) - x\sin(\theta) \\ z' &= z \\ t' &= t \end{aligned} \end{equation}\] Equation \eqref{lorentz} is beautiful. So is equation \eqref{rotation}. References The Feynman Lectures on Physics First Year Photos (1961‑62) Lecture 17 Lorentz transformation on Wikipedia Tue, 28 Nov 1961 00:00:00 +0000 /lecture/notes/1961/11/28/space-time.html /lecture/notes/1961/11/28/space-time.html Awarded the AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Scholarship Awarded the AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Scholarship Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Successfully hosted the 3rd-Annual AEPxPhysics Formal Successfully hosted the 3rd-Annual AEPxPhysics Formal Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Proposal Approved for my Senior Thesis under the Mentorship of Prof. Nils Deppe Proposal Approved for my Senior Thesis under the Mentorship of Prof. Nils Deppe Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Published an Article in the SPS Observer Published an Article in the SPS Observer Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Elected President of the Cornell Society of Physics Students Elected President of the Cornell Society of Physics Students Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Accepted into the Yerkes Observatory 2025 Summer Research Internship Program Accepted into the Yerkes Observatory 2025 Summer Research Internship Program Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Attended the CU*IP Conference in Syracuse, NY Attended the CU*IP Conference in Syracuse, NY Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Elected Vice President of the Cornell Society of Physics Students Elected Vice President of the Cornell Society of Physics Students Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Accepted into the Cornell Nexus Scholars Program to work with Prof. Abigail Crites on the TIME-CII Project Accepted into the Cornell Nexus Scholars Program to work with Prof. Abigail Crites on the TIME-CII Project Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Accepted to the Women in Physics (WiP+) Chair Position with the Cornell Society of Physics Students Accepted to the Women in Physics (WiP+) Chair Position with the Cornell Society of Physics Students Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Accepted into Hearsay A Cappella, one of Cornell's Premier Women's A Cappella Groups Accepted into Hearsay A Cappella, one of Cornell's Premier Women's A Cappella Groups Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html Accepted into Cornell University to pursue a B.A. in Physics Accepted into Cornell University to pursue a B.A. in Physics Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /allnews.html