In 1958 William Higinbotham, a member of the team that developed the first nuclear bomb, created the first interactive analog computer game "Tennis for Two". The game was played on an oscilloscope using two custom controllers, where players hit the ball over a net.
Higinbotham has been referred to as the "Grandfather of Video Games".
This is the first in a series I am starting and dubbing "Physicist Friday", where I highlight some of the lesser known contributions of physicists.
📹https://youtu.be/6PG2mdU_i8k
#Science #Physics #videogames


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These cape lappet caterpillars respond to human voice and noise.



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The "Tsar Bomba" test footage, 1961. This was the largest Nuclear test of all time. The mushroom cloud went 60 kilometers in the air and shattered windows 560 miles away.


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So creative ❤️


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visualization of gravity on different planets


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A tight way to link two ropes

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#lifehack #knot


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A floating bridge is an example of unique engineering

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Fantastic Idea 👏🎉
Illuminated Traffic Signals on Poles


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1985 version of the Apple Watch


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Fusha Sakai created this flying cycle, an authentic human-powered aircraft propelled by pedaling.

[site: https://www.sakai-fusha.com/]
[more video: https://buff.ly/3MOLLxf]


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Mimi Choi is an absolute genius

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When Cordyceps attacks a host, the mycelium invades and eventually replaces the host tissue, producing a fruiting body called ascocarp with flask-shaped perithecia containing spores

[full video: http://bit.ly/2uaeW2W]


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An Eden's Whale trap feeding .


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Iguazu Falls, Brazil
275 waterfalls flow at the same time.


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Simple but great demonstration of why the kneecap is a useful thing

[read more: http://bit.ly/2liHbaO]


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AI parking lot Like a locker.
Shanghai, China.😃😃😃


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When photons hurtle toward a black hole, most are sucked into its depths, never to return, or gently deflected away. A few, however, skirt the hole, making a series of abrupt U-turns. Some theorists now say that this “light trap” hints at quantum gravity.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-holes-ring-of-light-could-encrypt-its-inner-secrets-20220908/


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Vincent Bal is "shadowologist" and filmmaker: he uses the shadows of ordinary objects to complete his artwork



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The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland is the oldest continually surviving rainforest in the world. A recent tourism initiative allows travellers to float on the slowly gurgling stream through it

[📹 Back Country Bliss Adventures: https://buff.ly/3H1tGrR]


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Biography of a strawberry 🍓...


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Amazing miniature mechanical owl diorama created Penny Thomson


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