Atom Addict Gifts

'Well it's one way of popularising our work at CERN!'

'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'

Lots of personal improvement classes are going on down there. The white blood cells are teaching a self-defense class. The neuron is instructing others about improving communication skills. And a proton and cornea cell have teamed up to teach a class on staying focused and positive! Is the helium atom participating in any of this? No, he thinks he's above it all!

I think he knows something that we don't know about the uranium molecule.

The Invention of the Wheel

Is this what they call inherent safety?

'I was working on developing anti-matter under laboratory conditions, but I couldn't find anything to keep it in.'

"Ronny, there's not going to be any 3-D. The studio wants you to shoot it on your cell phone."

Some recently de-classified nuclear secrets.

Greatly enlarged view of newly discovered particle.

The Human Condition

Sir Earnest Rutherford splits the opium.

'Loose Nuke Round Up!'

...Isolated clumps of strange matter pop briefly out of the quantum foam to debate the possible existence of particle physicists.

The mysterious world of ligand substitution

'Very cool. What else can it do?'

Physicist in restaurant.

June Brown

"If you don't get on that plane...there's also the 5:43, then the 9:27, but that's got a layover in Atlanta, then..."

'It kills production when we have to stop the line every thirty minutes for an upgrade.'

Late one night at the SETI project. 'Don't make us come over there!'

The loneliness of the particle physicist...'Everyone's interested in things that are much, much larger.'

We've been busy today, Ernie! And all because we followed Ted's suggestions! First he told us to go fly a kite. That was fun! Next, he told us to take a hike. It was beautiful. Then he said we should go pound sand and now he wants us to jump in a lake! Best day ever!

The curse of Alzheimer's hits home for old aluminium atoms.

Duckumentary: 'QUACK!'

Mt. Everest gifts.

'This is the 20th car you've bought this month. So, I've checked you into a car-addiction program.'

'Hot enough for ya?'

WILL PROGRAM FOR FOOD.

"Dude, are you taking selfies?"

Asteroid Trajectory Assessment.

'I've done it! I've found the most basic particle!'

Nuclear Confusion

"I'm giving up giving up!"

'When you get back, Orville, let's invent the Air Miles program.'