Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Science

Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Science

Akshay Venkatesh:this Perth-raised mathematician and professor is"one of Australia’s greatest minds". Plus:Lisa Harvey-Smith and Jacques Miller.

  • byKonrad Marshall

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'Science fact':Astronomers reveal first image of a black hole

Producing the image was a breakthrough that thrilled the world of astrophysics and stirred talk of a Nobel Prize.

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Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ a viral hit from 1954

If one of the most famous people in the world was panning religion today,you'd see it on social media.

  • byJames Barron
Einstein decried racism but his diaries reveal a xenophobic side

Einstein decried racism but his diaries reveal a xenophobic side

As a Jewish scientist who experienced anti-Semitism in Germany,Einstein showed deep sympathy for black people in America. But he may have had another side.

  • byKristine Phillips