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Welcome to The Wonders of Physics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Since 1984, The Wonders of Physics has educated and entertained thousands of schoolchildren, families, and the general public

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Happy Earth Day everyone! Take some time today to think about how you can reduce your carbon footprint. Check out this video of Mike explaining how infrared radiation works. Our sun works on the same basic principle! If we can begin to reduce our carbon footprints, we wont end up like the wooden match in this demo.

 The 11th Annual Science Expeditions was a great success. Check out some of the photos from the weekend.

Saturday Science at Discovery: The Physics of Breakdancing! May 4th from 10am-12pm, join us for the monthly science exploration and education program about the physics of breakdancing. The program is free and fun for the whole family!

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Interested in bringing a group to campus and seeing a Wonders of Physics show? Please schedule a customized campus group visit through UW-Madison Visitor & Information Programs. There are a lot of things to do on the campus of UW-Madison!

The 30th Annual Wonder of Physics Extravaganza was a great success. Watch the program and check out our story in the Wisconsin State Journal!

Students pulling on Magdeburg plates  Student playing with plasma ball

Check out the video from the 2013 Show.

Interested in bringing a group to campus and seeing a Wonders of Physics show? Please schedule a customized campus group visit through UW-Madison Visitor & Information Programs. There are a lot of things to do on the campus of UW-Madison!



The Wonders of Physics
program is made possible by grants from the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences of the United States Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

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