Tag: Lord Kelvin

  • Tangled Cosmic Strings From the Big Bang Could Explain Why Matter Won

    Tangled Cosmic Strings From the Big Bang Could Explain Why Matter Won

    Back in 1867, a renowned British physicist named Lord Kelvin proposed something peculiar. He imagined atoms as tiny knots twisted into an invisible substance called the aether. Scientists dismissed his idea within decades. Atoms, they discovered, were built from subatomic particles, not tangles in space. Kelvin’s vision seemed destined for the dustbin of scientific history.…