Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska Curie‚ c. 1920 Born Maria Salomea Skłodowska 7 November 1867 Warsaw‚ Kingdom of Poland‚ then part of Russian Empire[1] Died 4 July 1934 (aged 66) Passy‚ Haute-Savoie‚ France Residence Poland‚ France Citizenship Poland (by birth) France (by marriage) Fields Physics‚ chemistry Institutions University of Paris Alma mater University of Paris ESPCI Doctoral advisor Gabriel Lippmann Doctoral students André-Louis Debierne Óscar Moreno Marguerite Catherine
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Rationalists‚ wearing square hats‚ Think‚ in square rooms‚ Looking at the floor‚ Looking at the ceiling. They confine themselves To right‐angle triangles. If they tried rhomboids‚ 127 Cones‚ waving lines‚ ellipses— As for example‚ the ellipse of the half moon— Rationalists would wear sombreros. —Wallace Stevens (1916) Courage to Grow and Change You can view growth and change with apprehension‚ or you can choose to face both courageously. Annie Dillard (1999) des
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Constantin Brancusi The biggest sculptor of the XXth century‚ Constantin Brancusi the central figure in the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstractization is considered to be the father of modern sculpture. The uniqueness of his sculptures comes from their elegance and the sensible use of his materials combining the simplicity of popular Romanian art and the elegant Parisian avangardism. The most important characteristics of Brancusi’s art are probably the verticality‚ horizontality
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ENGG1100 Introduction to Engineering Design Introduction to Engineering Drawing Professor Yunhui Liu Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Engineering Spring‚ 2014 MAE Dept.‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1 What is Engineering Drawing? An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing used to fully and clearly define requirements for engineered items (from en.wikipedia.org) • a formal and precise way (graphic language) for communicating information about the shape
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Shakespeare uses vivid and powerful forms of imagery to let the audience visualize the setting. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a strong woman who is attracted to power and would do anything to be in control; she is anything but an elegant and sensitive woman. After the bloodshed begins‚ however‚ Lady Macbeth falls an easy prey to insanity and guilt. Her soliloquy (5.1.24-30) shows her decline into madness when she says‚“out damned spot...” There are many examples of visual and aural imagery throughout
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Kingston Maurward College Level 2 Award in 2D Computer Aided Design 7579-02 (Units 201 & 206) using AutoCAD Mock Drawing Assignment 2 Candidate’s Instructions Time Allowed – 3 ½ hours Candidates are advised to read all the instructions carefully before starting work and to check with their tutor/assessor if necessary to ensure that they fully understand what is required. Candidates are expected to work safely at all times with regards to current legislation. This assignment is intended
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Personal Goal: Attempt to tie every idea‚ topic‚ and commentary back to the prompt and the thesis. Make sure no deviations from the current main ideas exist and all ideas are directly relevant to surrounding sentences. Personal Goal: Attempt to tie every idea‚ topic‚ and commentary back to the prompt and the thesis. Make sure no deviations from the current main ideas exist and all ideas are directly relevant to surrounding sentences. Clayton Little Ms. Davis English 2 22 February 2013 Independent
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Another factor that influences how music effects an audience is whether the music is diegetic or non-diegetic. Diegetic music is actually a part of the movie; the audience can hear the music‚ but so can the characters. The music is actually playing inside the fictional world of the film‚ not just in the soundtrack. Non-diegetic music however‚ is completely divorced from the characters in the film. It is there only for the benefit of the audience‚ and while the music still interacts with the movie
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The natural world is a recurring theme in Wilfred Owen’s poetry. It is used to draw attention to the brutalities of war. In the poem “Exposure”‚ Owen portrays the natural world as their enemy in war. With the poem set in the Western Front in 1917‚ Owen depicts the barbarous conditions that soldiers had to go through during one of the worst winters Britain has ever faced. Thus‚ Owen represents the difficulty of war as exacerbated by the weather. The poem highlights how the soldiers were exposed emotionally
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STUDY OF MEASUREMENT AND REDUCTION OF RADAR CROSS SECTION (RCS) A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science In Aeronautical Engineering By Mohammad Abul Rahat Chowdhury Syed Rashedur Rahman Umme Salma Tania Student ID: 200922045 Student ID: 200922046 Student ID: 200922063 Under the supervision of Group Captain Md. Afzal Hossain‚ psc Head‚ Department of CSE‚ MIST. Department of Aeronautical Engineering MILITARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
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