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This is an archive of the entries that have appeared or will appear on the Wikipedia Physics Portal.

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January

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Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon (This star symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.) on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.


February

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This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.


March

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Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon (This star symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.) on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.


April

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This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.


May

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Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon (This star symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.) on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.


June

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Various examples of physical phenomena

The article entitled "Outline of physics" provides as an overview of and topical guide to physics. Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.


July

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This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.


August

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Below are links to Featured content within WikiProject Physics. A small bronze star icon (This star symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.) on the top right corner of an article's page, symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia.

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. Featured article status means the article is well written, comprehensive, and well researched. Besides meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it meets style guidelines.


September

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This month, the Physics portal selects various Wikipedia books related to physics. A Wikipedia Book is a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book. As with most projects on Wikipedia, this one is evolving.


October

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Below are links to pages that are rated "Good Article" within WikiProject Physics from letters "A" thru "L". The small good article icon (), which can be found on the top right corner of a rated Wikipedia page, symbolizes content held to a high standard on Wikipedia, although these have not reached Featured Article status.


November

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France Anne Córdova
Personal details
BornParis, France
SpouseChristian J. Foster
Alma materStanford University
California Institute of Technology
ProfessionAstrophysicist
InstitutionsPurdue University
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pennsylvania State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
NASA

France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist, researcher and university administrator. She was the eleventh President of Purdue University,[1] stepping down on July 15, 2012, at the end of her 5-year term. She presently serves as the chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. On July 31, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Córdova to be the Director of the National Science Foundation.[2]


December

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France Anne Córdova
Personal details
BornParis, France
SpouseChristian J. Foster
Alma materStanford University
California Institute of Technology
ProfessionAstrophysicist
InstitutionsPurdue University
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pennsylvania State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
NASA

France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist, researcher and university administrator. She was the eleventh President of Purdue University,[3] stepping down on July 15, 2012, at the end of her 5-year term. She presently serves as the chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. On July 31, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Córdova to be the Director of the National Science Foundation.[4]


  1. ^ Kim Medaris (July 9, 2007). "Córdova to hold ice cream social July 16 on first day as Purdue president". Purdue News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  2. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  3. ^ Kim Medaris (July 9, 2007). "Córdova to hold ice cream social July 16 on first day as Purdue president". Purdue News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.