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Marie And Pierre Nobel Prize
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Marie Curie Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on
November 7, 1867. She was actually born to the
name Marja Sklodowska. When she was 24, she went
to Paris where she changed her name to Marie and
started school in Sorbonne. In 1893, she received
her degree in physics. When she needed a lab to
experiment in, a Professor Kovalski said that
there might be space in the School of Physics and
Chemistry. He also said that Pierre Curie, a
scientist there might be able to help her. She had
heard of Pierre and...
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Laws Of Physics Magnetic Field
1,145 words
The most important thing to understand is that it
is possible. Telekinesis is part of physical
reality, just as telepathy is. The next most
important knowledge related to achieving success
with this, or any other human ability, is
realizing that if one person can do it, any normal
person can do it, and that means you. There is a
prerequisite to achieving success in this
endeavor, and that is having the ability to relax
completely and focus your attention without
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Albert Einstein Mileva Maric One
1,005 words
Einstein. The name itself seems to bring a vision,
in modern times, of a little man carelessly clad
in baggy pants with disordered halo of white hair
and soulful brown eyes. Though the physical
description of Einstein might not seem genius
material, Einstein was a modern Merlin. Albert
Einstein conjured and revolutionized ideas of
space, time and motion. Scientists idolize Albert
Einstein for he is most eminent among them, at
least in this century. In person he was childlike.
But as a man of sci...
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Addison Wesley Fine Particles
1,550 words
1. 1 PRELUDE: The phenomenon of ferromagnetism is
associated only with the solid state of matter;
like iron, nickel, cobalt and some rare earth
metals and their alloys. Thus, up to now, there is
no intrinsic homogeneous fluid having
ferromagnetic properties; although, theories admit
the possibility of ferromagnetism in the liquid
state, and suggest that there is no inherent
reason why they should not exist [ 1 - 3, 5 ].
Ferromagnetism occurs when paramagnetic ions in a
solid lock together in suc...
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Neutrino Energy Spectrum Neutrinos Have Mass Produced
856 words
One of the current questions in physics is whether
or not neutrinos have mass and what this mass is.
Neutrinos are subatomic particles that have no
electrical charge and interact only via the weak
nuclear force. They are products of radioactive
decay processes, and thus are produced abundantly
in our Sun, our atmosphere, and in other
astrophysical sources such as supernovae and
active galactic nuclei. Millions and millions of
them are crossing through the Earth every second,
but only very few of...
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Step By Step Laws Of Nature
641 words
The book thoroughly takes the reader into the
understandings of one modern physicists view of
the world he has discovered. Trefil describes
self-contained journeys of discovery, each
starting with common or familiar and eventually
after a step-by-step chain of reasoning, ending in
profound metaphysical question or towards the
ultimate question of our reality. The Unexpected
Vista describes the varying questions from simple
to the ever so intricately stated forms, answered
by the few laws of natu...
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Gravitational Pull Ocean Bottom
1,386 words
Physics of Tsunamis Wendy M. Blevins PS 102
Explorations in Physics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University Abstract This paper will discuss the
physics and warning systems of tsunamis, a
destructive wave force that researchers have been
studying for many years. Tsunamis are different
than tides or surface waves because undersea
earthquakes, instead of winds or the gravitational
pull of the moon or sun, generate them. They can
reach speeds of up to 700 kilometers per hour but
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Academy Of Science Petersburg Academy
571 words
Leonhard Euler, (born April 15, 1707, died Sept.
18, 1783), was the most prolific mathematician in
history. His 866 books and articles represent
about one third of the entire body of research on
mathematics, theoretical physics, and engineering
mechanics published between 1726 and 1800. In pure
mathematics, he integrated Leibniz's differential
calculus and Newton's method of fluxions into
mathematical analysis; refined the notion of a
function; made common many mathematical notations,
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Law Of Inertia Newton
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Two cars are travelling down a highway at 100 km /
h in opposite directions. Both drivers are tired
from driving all day and cross over the yellow
line and hit head on. Crash! The driver of car A
has remained inside the car and has broken ribs
due to hitting the steering wheel. The driver of
car B however is on the hood of car A and is
pronounced dead at the scene, cause of death, a
severe case of disobeying the laws of physics.
Although both cars were heading at the same
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Euclidean Geometry Number Theory
704 words
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss was a
German mathematician and scientist who dominated
the mathematical community during and after his
lifetime. His outstanding work includes the
discovery of the method of least squares, the
discovery of non-Euclidean geometry, and important
contributions to the theory of numbers. Born in
Brunswick, Germany, on April 30, 1777, Johann
Friedrich Carl Gauss showed early and unmistakable
signs of being an extraordinary youth. As a child
prodigy, he was sel...
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Sir Isaac Newton Galileo Galilei
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It was a cold, crisp, and damp morning on the
Florida Space Coast as the space shuttle
Challenger raced through the sky at speeds
approaching mach 2 at an altitude of 104, 000 feet
when something went perilously wrong. All of
America watched, including the family members of
the seven doomed crew members, as Challenger
exploded into an expansive ball of fire, smoke and
steam. An Oh... no! came as the crew? s final
utterance from the shuttle as the orbiter
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Magnetic Field Space Travel
409 words
I feel the future of transportation lies in space
travel. People can go any where in the world and
can do anything but travel in space. This is do to
the incredible cost of space travel. The use of
massive amounts of fuel for departing and
re-entering the atmosphere contributes a high
percentage of the cost. If there was only a way to
cut down on these costs, space travel would become
a more realistic form of travel. Physics has shown
how to make many dreams, including cheaper space
travel, beco...
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Degrees Celsius Mothers Womb
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As we enter a new millennium we are also making
vast technological improvements. In the field of
medicine in particular, there is cause for great
optimism. There has never been more power to
restore, maintain and extend health. However there
is something even bigger approaching, cryonics.
Many people think of cryonics as some futuristic,
science fiction process that would only be
possible in the movies. However the idea of
cryonics isn t really that unreal. There are many
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Three Laws Of Motion Nature Of Light
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Isaac Newton was a well-known English scientist.
He accomplished a lot during his time and
influenced the world a great deal. He is
considered to have contributed more to science
than any other person. His life can be divided
into three periods. The first one was his early
childhood, he second was the time of his
accomplishments, and the third is his later life.
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His family was
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Three Laws Of Motion Nature Of Light
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Isaac Newton was a well-known English scientist.
He accomplished a lot during his time and
influenced the world a great deal. He is
considered to have contributed more to science
than any other person. His life can be divided
into three periods. The first one was his early
childhood, he second was the time of his
accomplishments, and the third is his later life.
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His family was
poor and his parents farmed for a livi...
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University Of Basel Johann Bernoulli
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Leonhard Euler's father was Paul Euler. Paul Euler
had studied theology at the University of Basel
and had attended Jacob Bernoulli's lectures there.
In fact Paul Euler and Johann Bernoulli had both
lived in Jacob Bernoulli's house while
undergraduates at Basel. Paul Euler became a
Protestant minister and married Margaret Bruce,
the daughter of another Protestant minister. Their
son Leonhard Euler was born in Basel, but the
family moved to Riehen when he was one year old
and it was in Riehen, no...
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Three Laws Of Motion Nature Of Light
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Isaac Newton was a well-known English scientist.
He accomplished a lot during his time and
influenced the world a great deal. He is
considered to have contributed more to science
than any other person. His life can be divided
into three periods. The first one was his early
childhood, he second was the time of his
accomplishments, and the third is his later life.
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His family was
poor and his parents farmed for a livi...
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Force Of Gravity White Dwarf
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Although they are tiny in size, white dwarfs have
played a great role in astronomy. These compact
stars are very different from familiar objects
like our sun. They also pose a seemingly endless
series of puzzles, whose solutions provide new
insights into many areas of physics and astronomy.
To unravel a wide variety of phenomena such as
cataclysmic variables (novae, dwarf novae),
planetary nebulae, and some types of supernova, we
have to understand white dwarfs. These stars may
even hold clues t...
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Wanted To Study Professor Of Mathematics
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Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in
Oxford, England. His father, Frank, was a
specialist in tropical medicine, his profession
often kept him away from home and family. Hawking?
s mother, Isabelle, was a very politically active
person, which kept her away from home too. Even
though his parents were gone a lot, they had a big
influence on his life. Hawking always wanted to
study mathematics and physics, but his Dad said
that mathematics did not have many job
opportunities. He ended up ...
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Law Of Inertia Left Arm
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Presently scientist are conducting research to
help people gain new techniques in swimming. While
scientists continue research for new swimming
techniques, they must start with early techniques
of swimming as a sport and part of life. Learning
how to swim is not easy. However, swimming is
physics. There are laws, buoyancy, drags, and
motions. To become a good swimmer one should take
initiative to learn how certain techniques evolved
and take an active approach into applying these
physics into th...
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