Sir Isaac Newton explained the workings of the universe through his laws of motion and gravitation. He used three laws to explain the way objects move when an unbalanced force acts on them. These are called Newton’s law. The first law which is known as Inertia‚ states that an object in rest will remain still and an object in motion stays at a steady pace unless acted upon by a force. The second law stated the relationship between acceleration and applied force which is expressed in the form F=ma
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constantly making new and exciting discoveries to do with the universe. Discoveries in fields such as quantum physics‚ particle theory‚ cosmology‚ quantum mechanics and general relativity allow us to better our knowledge about the phenomena which has been observed for centuries and has pondered the minds of physicists such as Einstein‚ Feynman and Higgs. These physicists‚ and many since have been asking questions such as: • How did the universe come to be? • How will the universe change in the future
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New Horizons Have you ever heard of the horizon problem? Ultra-energetic rays? Maybe even dark matter? These are just a few of the unexplainable modern scientific anomalies we desperately want to understand. You could call them the great mysteries of the universe. Almost a decade ago‚ these mysterious were yet to even be discovered‚ but our lust for the unknown fueled our search to answer the many questions of nature; leading us to many profound discoveries. As with all discoveries there is new
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The free enterprise system helped Steve Jobs create Apple computers and changed how people use personal computers as an integral part of their daily lives. He went to college in the bay area where he met a friend named Steve Wozniak. The two of them made a really great team and revolutionized computer technology. Wozniak was the computer programmer who knew computer language and programming‚ whereas Jobs had the vision‚ the drive‚ the marketing‚ and the leadership skills to make Apple what it has
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Morgan was a successful financer‚ that more than once saved the U.S economy; he would manipulate the economy to his will‚ before the Federal Reserve was assembled. As a result in order to acquire all of this power he would create monopolies. John Pierpont Morgan was trying to create a steel monopoly‚ and was already a stockholder of every railroad company. According to investopedia John would merge with other strong competitors‚ this would expand his reach throughout the market and have more control
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Andrew knew that in order to create a better world there would have to be an extent of world peace. He was growing older and he wanted to make a final mark on the community before he passed away. In fact‚ Carnegie’s final contributions were toward the funding of peace movements. World War I was commencing at this time‚ and although he was unsuccessful‚ he did a great deal to prevent it from taking place. Previously in his life‚ he had given away 350 million dollars in donations‚ which left him with
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Copernicus Q1 Response: Why did Copernicus dedicate his great work to Pope Paul III? The Pope was God’s highest representative on Earth and held great moral authority. Early intellectuals were very religious and believed that God made possible the discoveries that were being made about the Earth. Copernicus knew what he was proposing would be controversial in the intellectual community. By seeking the Pope’s approval for his work‚ he recognized that‚ even if the community disagreed or even found
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In the Vindication of the Rights of Woman Wollstonecraft wanted to create equal opportunity for women as well as for men. The playing field for both men and women alike should be even; one shouldn’t be favored over the other. Wollstonecraft wanted women to have the same opportunities that men had; a good formal education as wealthy men‚ a profession with higher intellectual status‚ and positive virtues. Women having an educational background and using that to their strengths. For women to use their
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The Universe is a vast‚ enormous space that holds everything that exists from the smallest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies. Galaxies and solar systems are constantly clashing and creating new worlds within our Universe. Within these billions of galaxies‚ are solar systems. Our solar system‚ the Milky Way‚ contains many stars‚ planets‚ black holes and everything in between. The universe is a net that holds everything that exists. Everything that is not within the universe‚ is non-existent
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Where and how did life come from? It’s very important actually to know where life started. We all have different beliefs‚ different opinions and different thinking on interpreting the information or facts that we get. For so many years‚ why is it still a question to us? Who can give confirmation to the truth behind all of these? Until now‚ none of the theories are approved and can be claimed as the origin of life. Up to this point‚ creationists and scientists are still debating whether life was created
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