Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Einstein was undoubtedly the single greatest contributor to science in the 20th century. Few will argue with that point. His gifts to today’s understanding of the universe‚ energy‚ time among others base many branches of modern science. His contributions are not restricted only to the fields of science‚ but also to the individual person: from powerful heads of states to the average citizen. Albert Einstein helped Oppenheimer1 develop the fundamental science needed to
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“All I know is that I know nothing” argued the deep ancient philosopher Socrates. His argument is based on the fact that one cannot know anything with absolute certainty; they could only know something with a fractional amount of confidence. Socrates had written this quote nearly two thousand year ago. With our vast advances in modern technology‚ science‚ mathematics‚ and equipment to record data‚ over the last two millenniums‚ one would assume that we would long grow this view of not knowing anything
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Peter Debye and his Contributions to Chemistry Abstract Dutch physicist Peter Debye studied under Arnold Sommerfeld‚ and developed several approaches using induced dipole moments and x-ray diffraction to study molecular structures. In 1912 he exhibited the Debye equation for dipole moments‚ a method to determine bond angles and the degree of polarity of covalent bonds‚ which allows the spatial configuration of molecules to be deduced with far greater accuracy than had previously
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GENERAL ARTICLE What Einstein meant when he said “God does not play dice ...” Vasant Natarajan We analyze Einstein’s views on God and religion‚ and his views on Quantum Mechanics. One of Albert Einstein’s most famous statements is “God does not play dice with the universe”. The common interpretation of this statement contains two myths (or perhaps misunderstandings) that I wish to correct in this article. The first is that his use of the word ‘God’ implies that he was a religious person who
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Science and Religion Albert Einstein Certainly no one in 1879 in Ulm‚ Germany‚ could have guessed that one of their own born that year would someday receive global praise for his undisputed genius‚ meriting recently the coveted title “person of the century” (Time magazine). Likewise‚ international fame was probably not what Albert Einstein himself anticipated in 1895 when he failed the entrance exam for the Federal Polytechnical Institute in Zurich‚ Switzerland. Even as he worked and was being
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providing theories for their behavior‚ including the idea that they gave out radiation. Hawking suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ a type of motor neuron disease that has left him almost completely paralyzed. Hawking has made many important contributions to the fields of cosmology and the laws of gravity. He is also well known for his bestselling book ‘A Brief History of Time’. Hawking has released other books aimed at making his work accessible to a wide range of people‚ these include ‘The Universe
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completely ceased. Finally‚ wave theory also could not explain the lack of any (not absolute‚ but for all practical purposes) time lag in between light striking the electrode and the emission of an electron. Albert Einstein won his only Nobel Prize in 1921 for his theoretical contributions to the photoelectric effect. Perhaps taking the work on cavity radiation and energy discreteness of Max Planck more seriously than
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energy through fusion in the coming years. We have developed all of these because of the theories of Albert Einstein. He ushered in modern physics‚ a model of observing our universe that left many scientists dumbfounded with how profound it was. At first‚ many couldn’t accept his Special Theory of Relativity because it strayed so far from what was at the time considered orthodox. Albert Einstein completely rewrote the proverbial book of physics. He was challenged many times‚ but he was always able
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`Famous mathematician Amalie Emmy Noether The famous German mathematician that is not very well know but is noticed for her contributions is Noether. Amalie Emmy Noether‚ named after her mother Ida Amalie; was born on March 23‚ 1882. Emmy died in Bryn Mawr‚ Pennsylvania during the year of 1935. Emmy had four siblings but only two of them survived their childhood. Her brother and father were both mathematicians. Noether never married because she was focused on math all the time. Noether attended
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It has been shaped by natural phenomenon and things that have happened inside the laboratory and out. The most brilliant people with the most brilliant ideas grew up to accomplish the greatest things that no one could understand‚ but their contributions to science and technology impacted everyone. I believe that we should grasp the practical and theoretical approaches that led to the creation of the modern world so we can understand the utility of it in the twenty first century. Technological
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