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Fermi Problems: How to Estimate Almost Anything

How Enrico Fermi estimated a bomb yield with scraps of paper, why chains of rough guesses land within a factor of ten, and three worked examples you can check yourself.

Fermi Problems: How to Estimate Almost Anything

How Enrico Fermi estimated a bomb yield with scraps of paper, why chains of rough guesses land within a factor of ten, and three worked examples you can check yourself.

A single smooth hump of water travelling along a canal at dusk, followed by a rider on the towpath

What Is a Soliton? The Wave That Refuses to Spr...

Most waves spread out and fade. A soliton does not: it rolls on with the same shape and speed, and two of them can pass straight through each other. Here...

What Is a Soliton? The Wave That Refuses to Spr...

Most waves spread out and fade. A soliton does not: it rolls on with the same shape and speed, and two of them can pass straight through each other. Here...