Quantum mechanics Rohan Agarwal It is common knowledge that matter is comprised of particles. Or is it? We all think that light consists of waves. How true are these claims? Although it may seem counterintuitive on the surface, various experiments and supporting theories have proved that the line between what is particulate and what is wavelike is finer than we imagine. At a fundamental, sub-atomic level, matter and light are both wavelike and particulate; it is only on the macroscopic scale that
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Kavan Shah India Rising “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery would have been made!” –Albert Einstein. India is one of the brightest countries in the world yet is disowned by western powers, America and England. The movie Slumdog Millionaire was directed and written by biased British people. They unfairly and incorrectly portrayed India to the world. Slumdog Millionaire is not an accurate depiction of modern India; it is instead
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As Albert Einstein once said “Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap” On that notion, what should mankind truly think about the atomic bomb? Is it merely a tool of intimidation? The aura of its destruction burns so intensely, it has man to believe that with the single press off a button, a weapon so divine in its nature and brilliant in its construction has the potential to decimate the very existence of man. Subsequently, on August 6th, 1945, the weapon that
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Cultural Diversity In the spirit of the holiday season, the following paragraphs will attempt to construct a “Christmas tree.” However, it will not be a “Christmas tree” in the traditional sense. For this tree, the stand, or base, will be the environment in which we grew up. Its branches will be our life experiences. We will adorn this tree with the lessons we have learned. The lights, which flicker on and off, will represent those individuals who come in and out of our lives attempting to spread
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Riemann was a phenomenal genius whose work was exceptionally deep, creative and rigorous; he made revolutionary contributions in many areas of pure mathematics, and also inspired the development of physics. He had poor physical health and died at an early age, yet is still considered to be among the most productive mathematicians ever. He was the master of complex analysis, which he connected to both topology and number theory. He applied topology to analysis, and analysis to number theory, making
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One second civilians were going about their daily lives and the next they and everything around them was obliterated to dust. In what situation could this be right decision and how could this massive power be so concentrated? There are many things that must be taken into account when making a decision of this magnitude and then later when reflecting on the action taken. Truman debated whether or not to drop the Atomic Bomb, and after the decision was made Americans began to question whether dropping
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looked through a telescope at the night sky? You can thank Galileo for that. Galileo was a devoted Catholic, but, he was charged for heresy by the church twice. Albert Einstein said “In advocating and the Copernican Theory Galileo was motivated by a striving to simplify the representation of the celestial motions.” which shows how much Einstein respected he. Galileo Galilei was the first person to turn a high powered telescope to the stars which allowed him to discover many things about space, however
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primary moons of Jupiter (now known as the Galilean moons), as well as the rings of Saturn. Though a model of the Earth circling the sun was first proposed by Copernicus, it took some time before it became widely accepted. | Albert Einstein(Astronomer) | 1879-1955 | Einstein suggested that the laws of physics are the same throughout the universe, that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant, and that space and time are linked in an entity known as space-time, which is distorted by gravity |
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There are five scientists who helped shape not only atomic theory but also our perspective of the atom. Dalton, Bohr, Rutherford, Planck, and Millikan, each of these scientists contributed to atomic theory in their own way and enhanced our knowledge of the atom. John Dalton is known for his work of gas laws (i.e. Dalton’s law) but also his work to lay the ground work for atomic theory. In the year 1800 Dalton presented a paper which was on the constitution of mixed gasses. This would lead him to
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one-hundred percent impossible to escape. Hiding in a hole will work for sometime, but could you honestly live there you're entire remaining life? Its impossible, you would go nuts! My favorite line from the movie is when the man mentions Albert Einsteins quote, “I don’t know what weapons will be used in WWIII, but WWIV will be with sticks and stones.” That right there sums it up for me. Just hearing it sends a eery chill down my spine and leaves a hollow grave in my stomach. We all live on
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