Who is Kip Stephen Thorne? Kip Thorne was born on June 1‚ 1940 in Logan‚ Utah (age 77). He was an American theoretical physicist and was known for how much information he carried around about physics. He got married to Linda Jean Peterson in 1960 and had two children. He then got a divorce in 1977. He got remarried to Carolee Joyce Winstein in 1984. Kip Thorne got his education in the California Institute of Technology and in Princeton University. The field he majored in was Astrophysics. He excelled
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By dropping the atomic bomb‚ we were able to put an end to a war that could have continued for many more years. Though there was much controversy over the bomb‚ Truman‚ our president at the time‚ apprised America saying he was quite thankful for it and celebrated the scientific achievements of the minds that created it. America was the first country to create something of this caliber and he wanted us to realize how great it was. The pragmatic decision helped America to establish its military power
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The 1950s was the decade that defined America after the second world war. The 50s birthed many of mankind’s greatest technological feats that still shine through today. One of the biggest political and social battles also took place in the decade. As the 1950s is important‚ it is paramount to know what makes it one of the greatest times of our history. Because of the wartime production boom of the 1940s‚ many scientific achievements and milestones were reached. Such advancements gave Americans a
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today I will be talking about the bombings that ended World War II ‚ The plane that dropped it‚ the destruction that followed‚ and issues that were dependent on the weather. The bombings had code names. Hiroshimas code was ‘Little Boy’‚ Nagasakis code name was ‘Fat Man’. The bombings took place on August 6th‚ 1945 they had different locations where they might drop the bombs‚ it all depended on whether the target had clear weather. So hours before
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In 1979‚ Miyako Ishiuchi received the Kimura Ihei‚ the most notable Photography Award in Japan‚ which brought her international recognition for her captivating post-war japanese photography. Many years later‚ with much more artwork in her portfolio‚ the Getty Museum in Los Angeles opened an exhibition with the largest collection of her work outside of Japan (Tate). This is where I encountered and became enamoured with her dynamic work. Miyako Ishiuchi’s emotional and intimate photo’s express her
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President Harry Truman‚ Letter to Samuel Cavert Harry Truman was the president of the United States of America. He became a president in April 12‚ 1945. He held the presidency until January 20‚ 1953. In August 11‚ 1945‚ President Truman wrote a letter to Samuel Cavert‚ who was a general secretary‚ and a member of the Federal Council of the churches of Christ in America‚ telling him that the president was greatly disturbed by the unwarranted attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor and also was disturbed
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On August 6‚ 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ killing thousands of innocent people! The United States did it to force Japan to surrender and end World War II. To this present day it still and will remain a controversy whether or not the US was in the right or wrong of bombing Hiroshima. I argue that the US shouldn’t have attacked Hiroshima the way they did. The politicians in power when this traumatic event occurred could have agreed to a different
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On December 7‚ 1941‚ America entered the Second World War‚ when Japan attacked US ships at Pearl Harbor. Even though the Nazis were defeated in May of 1945‚ the Japanese were relentless in their imperialistic pursuit to show their power. There was already a power struggle between the Japanese‚ Chinese‚ and Russia. But in 1941‚ they even challenged America‚ which brought the US into the war. The struggle for Guadalcanal‚ in August of 1942‚ initiated by the US marines and lasting for several months
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The US propelled atomic weapons in the mornings of August sixth and August ninth of 1945 to Japan‚ producing a huge number of honest deads‚ without tallying the back ones caused by the radiation that was in the place. Atomic weapons are probably the most huge executing gadgets weapons that have ever existed. This weapon can burn people that are in the epicenter of the bomb and the spots encompassing it in not more than seconds. This weapon ought to be dispensed with from earth since it is a peril
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America was justified in its decision to drop Atomic weapons on Japan during World War Two’ Discuss. Towards the end of World War II‚ Japan had already been weakened by the battle of coral sea‚ but on August 6‚ 1945 an American B-29 bomber dropped a first hand developed atomic bomb on the civilian and military inhabited city of Hiroshima. 70‚000 people were killed instantly. Thousands were left heavily injured and sick. The United States had many different reasons to be justified to have dropped
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