chWho is he? * British chemist and physicist * Born 1887 * Scientific background * Eton * Trinity College Contribution and achievements * Discovered wavelength (energy) of an X-ray depended on the nuclear charge of an atom * Moseley observed and measured the X-ray spectra of various chemical elements obtained by diffraction in crystals. * The Moseley’s law. * Periodic Table. * Early X-ray crystallography * development of early X-ray spectrometry equipment
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great American statesmen and the Funding Father. He was also the fourth president of the United States. James Madison have done many contributions to his country. As for today‚ when people mention him always with full of the respect. He wrote The Federalist Papers‚ along with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. The Federalist Papers was considering his major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution. James Madison was also referred to as the "Father of the Constitution” in later
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vice-president and the second president of the United States. He was also a very influential person in America. Although he wasn’t really the most famous president‚ he contributed to many aspects throughout his presidency and political career. Most of his contribution includes his writings‚ speeches and essays‚ his part in the office‚ and his role in the signing of important documents. Due to his high knowledge of the law‚ he was able to write responses and essays that were very influential to governments.
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(Find topic sentence). Gwendolyn Rodger’s contribution to That Summer brought forward additional lessons that were then taught to Haven McPhail. Her few appearances may have been brief‚ but carried much weight that was needed to bring the story along. Taller than Haven McPhail‚ Gwendolyn was a worldwide famous model who‚ too‚ once lived in Lakeview. Her secrets that she had hid from the public eye‚ yet seen by Haven‚ allowed McPhail to realize that even the most flawless people‚ do have their own
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Behaviourism: History‚ Principles & Contributions Abstract Behaviourism focuses its perspective on the external environment as being the stimuli for behaviour instead of internal events such as consciousness. John B. Watson is often noted as the father of behaviourism‚ though its theories were being studied years before hand. A talk by Watson on his manifesto in 1913 was said to be the formal founding of behaviourism where he described the principles of behaviourism and dismissed other
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JOMO KENYATTA Mzee Jomo Kenyatta‚ as founding president of the Republic of Kenya is arguably one of Kenya’s greatest and most beloved leaders. Even though his physical presence is long gone‚ his vision for a unified and free Kenya lives on‚ and remains a major source of inspiration not only to Kenyans‚ but for all people of African descent. The name Kenyatta stems from the Swahili phrase taa ya Kenya‚ which stands for the “light of Kenya”‚ truly befitting of his stature. Just as light
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Part A 2. How did the Enlightenment contribute to the independence movement in the American colonies? The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement emphasizing logic‚ reason‚ and science. This was a very limited movement and only applied to the elite and those that could read and write. The Enlightenment caused a loss of authority of the churches and monarchy which caused people to think for themselves and make rules for themselves and not depend on the church. It also split up the church and made
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All of the ideas and writing in this essay are my own. Any quotations or borrowed ideas have been properly acknowledged. Matriarchal Society and Patriarchal Society The story is narrated by the narrator Leslie Marmon Silko. Silko was a Native American poet‚ story writer whose work is mainly focused over the relations‚ religions and cultural societies. The story is based upon a woman who belongs to Pueblo and she is out with a stranger
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Napoleon’s main contribution to the French economy was the Continental system. At that time‚ France ruled many countries and had control over most of Europe so in theory‚ it should have had a fairly large impact on Britain considering that Britain would lose many of it’s trading partners. The continental system was a system where by France forbade France‚ her allies and neutrals to trade with Brtain on the basis that British blockades were against international law and he expected that the unfavorable
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In this essay I will be discussing the choreographer Pina Bausch‚ focussing on her contributions to the development of dance in the 20th century and discussing events and issues that influenced and effected her work in the late 1900’s. I shall also reflect on how her work is still influencing dancers today in the 21st century. Pina Bausch was appointed director of dance for Tanztheater (Dance Theatre) Wuppertal in 1973. She exposed her dancers to a mixture of dance and theatre which was extremely
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