Holocaust Survivor, Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist ... and Playwright He survived a Nazi labour camp, stumbled into chemistry and won a Nobel Prize. Then Roald Hoffmann returned to his first love: literature. FOR A HANDFUL of the world’s best scientists — those suffering from nobelomania– October can be a tense… Jul 12 21July 12, 2021Article at Vocal
The Man Who Coloured the Cosmos Once, all deep space photography was black-and-white. But when a chemist developed a new technique, colour exploded from the heavens. FEW PEOPLE have a building named after them, much less an asteroid, a planet or a star. But a whole galaxy? Filled… Jun 08 21June 08, 2021Article at Vocal
The Man Who Inflated the Universe Working late one night, Alan Guth struck upon a solution to the birth of the cosmos. Until then, he’d had trouble holding down a job. By Wilson da Silva ALAN GUTH still finds it amazing that he can understand anything about the first few moments… May 16 21May 16, 2021Article at Vocal
Radiance: The Brilliant Career of Marie Curie Marie Curie was an undisputed scientific giant, and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. But her research also eventually claimed her life. By Wilson da Silva IT WAS AN AILING François Mitterrand, in the final weeks of his last term as French… May 11 21May 11, 2021Article at Vocal
The Man Who Inflated the UniverseWorking late one night, Alan Guth accidentally struck upon a solution to the birth of the cosmos. Until then, he’d had trouble holding down a job. By Wilson da Silva ALAN GUTH still finds it amazing that he can understand anything about the first few… Jun 09 20June 09, 2020Article at Medium
The Man Who Coloured the CosmosOnce, all deep space photography was black-and-white. Then a chemist in Australia developed a new technique, and colour exploded from the heavens. By Wilson da Silva FEW PEOPLE have a building named after them, much less an asteroid, a planet or a… Feb 03 20February 03, 2020Article at Medium
Louis Pasteur: From Portrait Painter to Medical SaviourA gifted artist, Pasteur had wanted to teach painting; instead, he proved microbes cause disease and showed the world how to stop them. His work led to the salvation of millions.By Wilson da SilvaLOUIS PASTEUR never really wanted to study science: in… Dec 01 19December 01, 2019Article at Medium
The Alchemist Turned Playwright, and the HolocaustHe survived a Nazi labour camp, stumbled into chemistry and won a Nobel Prize. Then Roald Hoffmann returned to his first love: literature.By Wilson da SilvaFOR A HANDFUL of the world’s best scientists — those suffering from nobelomania–… Sep 30 19September 30, 2019Article at Medium
Radiance: The Brilliant Career of Marie CurieMarie Curie was an undisputed scientific giant, and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. But her research also eventually claimed her life. By Wilson da Silva AN AILING François Mitterrand, in the final weeks of his last term as French… Jun 16 19June 16, 2019Article at Medium
OBITUARY | Tributes for UNSW researcher who revolutionised solar cell technologyStuart Wenham, UNSW solar cell researcher. Born July 15, 1957. Died December 23, aged 60.By Wilson da SilvaTwo days before Christmas, Professor Stuart Wenham — a pioneering Australian researcher and inventor who revolutionised solar cell technologies… Jan 16 18January 16, 2018Article at The Australian
FEATURE | Her Brilliant CareerThe secret of 42-year-old Tanya Monro’s meteoric rise is a high octane mix of intellectual fire with what she calls a “massively practical streak”. By Wilson da SilvaBACH OR BOHR? Schubert or Schrödinger? For a 10-year-old, this was a tough choice.… Apr 01 15April 01, 2015Article at Cosmos Magazine
FEATURE | The Physicist Who Inflated the UniverseWILSON da SILVA speaks to the winner of the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics – a man who once had trouble holding down a job.ALAN GUTH STILL FINDS IT amazing that he can understand anything about the first moments of the Big Bang. But he shouldn’t –… Mar 01 15March 01, 2015Article at Cosmos Magazine
FEATURE | Man on a MissionAustralia's Chief Scientist is fighting the good fight, spearheading the effort to have science taken seriously in policy circles. But with budget cuts and an antagonism to climate science in Canberra, Wilson da Silva wonders if he is tilting at… Oct 01 14October 01, 2014Article at Cosmos Magazine
MAGAZINE | Austro BoyTHE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINEBryan Gaensler, 1999 Young Australian of the Year and now astronomy’s shining star, was apolitical until the asylum seekers issue inspired him to mobilise fellow expatriates to protest.By Wilson da SilvaIT’S HARD not to… Jun 01 02June 01, 2002Article at The Australian
Winds of ChangeAustralia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has a new boss, Dr Geoff Garrett. He’s charming, fast-talking and really wants to take CSIRO places – and fast.By Wilson da SilvaMIDDLE-AGED MEN with beards. That’s how the public sees Australia’s… Nov 01 01November 01, 2001Article at Newton Magazine
Milk of Human Kindness: Louis Pasteur and the War Against DiseaseHis dream had been to teach painting, but Louis Pasteur became instead the man who not only proved microbes caused disease, but that they could be stopped. By the end of his career, his work had guaranteed the salvation of millions.By… Nov 01 01November 01, 2001Article at Newton Magazine
The Bone CollectorPatricia Vickers-Rich is a palaeontologist with an infectious enthusiasm for the past, who’s travelled the world in her quest to understand the creatures, climates and ecologies of long ago. By Wilson da Silva SHE MAY BE a recognised… Sep 01 01September 01, 2001Article at Newton Magazine
Master of Light and DarkBy Wilson da Silva FEW PEOPLE have an asteroid named after them, much less a planet or a star. But a whole galaxy filled with billions and billions of stars? That’s what happened to David Malin, one of Australia’s most celebrated… May 01 01May 01, 2001Article at Newton Magazine
The Brilliant Career of Marie CurieMarie Curie was not only the first woman in Europe to gain a doctorate in science, but the first person to be awarded two Nobel prizes. An undisputed scientific giant of her time, it was Curie’s very research that ended her life.By Wilson da… Jan 01 01January 01, 2001Article at Newton Magazine
MAGAZINE | Return of the ExileTHE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE It began with a hurried flight on a small, chartered twin-engine Cessna from Dili to Darwin on December 4, 1975. It ended with another flight, this time on a white United Nations Hercules that left from Darwin to Dili… Jan 08 00January 08, 2000Article at The Australian
