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    Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born in Kiel‚ Germany on April 23‚ 1858 (Foundation‚ 2014). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1918 and developed what would come to be known as “Planck’s Constant” in quantum theory. During his collegiate years he studied under Gustav Kirchoff‚ who developed Kirchoff’s Law for current and voltages. He suffered a personal tragedy when one of his sons was killed for his participation in an assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler in 1944. Planck’s earliest

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    a beautiful mind

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    Nash childhood that triggered schizophrenia. He lived a normal childhood and was recognized for his intelligence at a young age by his parents. 8. What was your favorite scene? Explain why. My favorite scene of the movie was when he won the Nobel Prize. Because it shows how a person can achieve great awards regardless of his or her illness. 9. What were the names of his hallucinations? Visual and Auditory. 10. What are the symptoms of a

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    Mother Teresa

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    26th August 1910 – 5th September 1997 By: Christina Donnelly Contents page 1. Cover page 2. Contents page 3. Mother Teresa’s background 4. Mother Teresa’s vocation 5. The work of Mother Teresa 6. Pictures of Mother Teresa and her work 7. Mother Teresa’s quotes Mother Teresa’s background Originally named Agnes ‚ Mother Teresa was born on August 27‚ 1910 in Skopje (present day Macedonia). Agnes’s family were Albanian Catholic and they belong to the Albanian community. Her

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    1 June 2013 – Daily Current Affairs 1) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cleared a proposal to bana commonly used pain-killer 36 years after this drug was banned inthe US. What is the name of this drug‚ which is usually sold over the counter even though it is a prescription drug? – Analgin (Analgin is known to cause a severefall in the number of white blood cells and is banned in a large number of countries including not only developed ones such as theUS‚Canada‚ Australia and New Zealand

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    him someone to talk to and to help Nash overcome the failure he encounters since he believes that it is improbable to fail‚ by doing this‚ he helps Nash find himself‚ and helps him come up with his economic equation that he later receives the Nobel prize for. William Parcher (Big Brother) - He helps John Nash find himself in the way that I believe he is helping his schizophrenia come out due to the missions which are given to him which involve cracking Russian codes. After Nash believes he was nearly

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    Occupation (“Madame Curie”). Madame Curie was the youngest out of five children. She was a bright child that loved to learn‚ and was always the top in her class. Her discovery of Polonium and Radium led her to be the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize. Madame Curie passed away at age 67 on July 4‚ 1934‚ due to over exposure to penetrating radiation (“1867-1934”). Madame Curie was born to the name of Maria Salomea Sklodowska. She was the youngest daughter of Bronislava Boguska Sklodowska and

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    attraction that could pull people in‚ even when they know this love will not last and is forbidden. Marie Curie was a passionate physicist and chemist who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity‚ as she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her husband was also an instructor at the school of physics and chemistry; it was their mutual interest in natural sciences that drew them together. However only after eleven years of marriage‚ Pierre was killed in a road accident‚ leaving Marie devastated

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    A Beautiful Mind story

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    "A Beautiful Mind" relates the story of John Forbes Nash‚ Jr.‚ a gifted mathematicianwho overcomes the inner conflict of schizophrenia to achieve the prestigious Nobel Prize. It isa story of tremendous sadness and confusion‚ as one watches Nash and those dear to himcome to terms with his mental illness.The story opens in the late 1940’s at a reception for incoming students at the prestigious Princeton University. John Nash has arrived on a Princeton fellowship‚ much tothe amusement of his fellow

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    MARIE CURIE

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    Nobel Prize winner whose work led to the discovery of radioactivity. Learn more on Biography.com. BBC - History - Marie Curie www.bbc.co.uk/.../curie_marie.shtml British Broadcasting Corporation Read a short biography about Marie Curie. Follow her life story from birth‚ to her marriage to Pierre Curie‚ and the reasons why she was awarded two Nobel ... Marie Curie - Facts - Nobelprize.org www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/.../marie-curie-facts.html Nobel Prize

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    Anne Sexton

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    Anne Sexton‚ who is considered one of the Great American Author‚ wrote during the Contemporary period. Anne’s most particular poem collection is titled “All My Pretty Ones(1962) and Live Or Die(1966)”. In each of these poem collections they show us evidence of Characteristics‚ themes‚ and style identified with the Contemporary movement which was extant in American letters between 1945 and 1974. Anne Sexton was one of the best well known Poets in the Contemporary Movement thus‚ still remains one of

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