Galileo was an extremely influential figure in the field of science during the Renaissance period. He was born as Galileo Galilei on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Galileo died on January 8‚ 1642‚ at the age of 77‚ in Arcetri‚ Italy‚ where he was under house arrest. He is most commonly known for inventing the telescope‚ however‚ he accomplished much more than that. Galileo’s childhood was fairly pleasant‚ as he was born into a family of nobility‚ even though his family was not particularly
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Fibonacci Sequence Fibonacci‚ also known as the Leonardo of Pisa‚ born in the early 1770’s AD in Pisa‚ Italy‚ has had a huge impact on today’s math‚ and is used in everyday jobs all over the world. After living with his dad‚ a North African educator‚ he discovered these ways of math by traveling along the Mediterranean Coast learning their ways of math. With the inspiration from the “Hindu-Arabic” numerical system‚ Fibonacci created the 0-9 number system we still use to this day. One of his
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towards mathematics when he was young. He attended secondary school in Venice where he showed that he was brilliant in mathematics. It was then clear that from this stage he would follow this career. In 1896 Guido entered the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. There he was taught by Dini and Bianchi‚ who quickly influenced Guido to undertake research in geometry. He presented his doctoral thesis Clifford’s Parallelism in Elliptic Spaces in 1900. Most young doctoral students take a few years to make themselves
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mathematics was essential. With the new system‚ people could compute sums and differences more quickly‚ giving them a competitive edge. Fibonacci realized the advantages of this new system‚ as did most who were exposed to it‚ so when he returned to Pisa‚ he wrote a book about it that he finished in 1202. Titled Liber abbaci‚ meaning "Book of Calculating‚" the work dealt with the methods of arithmetic in the decimal system (now taught to all elementary school children) and it eventually persuaded European
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life. He took control of the family at the age of twenty. However‚ Lorenzo began to work diplomatically on the family’s behalf at an even younger age. Quoting Harold Acton: During his adolescence Lorenzo was often sent on diplomatic missions – to Pisa to meet Federigo‚ the cultured younger son of King Ferrante of Naples; to Milan to represent his father at the marriage of Ferrante’s eldest son to Francesco Sforza’s clever daughter Ippolita‚ later to prove a loyal friend in need; to Bologna‚ Venice
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hours a day. Nicola was in a semi-professional dance company and performed in ‘Beauty and the Beast’. During one of her performances Nicola dislocated her knee‚ but didn’t realise how serious it was. The day after her injury she found it difficult to walk‚ yet still had not seeked medical assistance. Nicola tried to deal with her injury by wearing a knee pad‚ but after taking off her knee pad to warm up for her performance‚ she collapsed. ‘I did one pirouette and just crumpled up‚’ Nicola says. ‘I had
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Innovation GCU - ENT 435 Innovation Innovation is a buzz word that many hear‚ but fewer understand. The success of a culture that embraces innovation is limitless‚ but how is that done? This essay will define innovation and compare it to the similar concepts of invention and creativity. Related to those concepts is problem solving. The importance of innovation will be stressed as well as the necessities an organization must have to support innovation and success. Innovation Defined
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measure of the school’s’ quality”(www.apnorc.org). In the 2009 edition of the PISA test China displaced Finland as number one in reading‚ math‚ and science(www.nytimes.com). With calls to reduce standardized tests China seems to prove that they are a good thing in boosting learning and education. Chester E. Finn‚ Chairman of the Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 Education‚ predicts that Chinese cities will top the PISA charts for the next several
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The controversial advertisement titled Twin Towers released in May 2005‚ designed for the Nicolas Hulot Foundation- a French environmental awareness organization‚ is a hard-hitting and provocative advertisement that has effectively shown that to nature‚ we are all daily terrorists. The advertisement reproduces the iconic 9/11 terrorist attack scene‚ showing two trees being attacked in the same fashion as the World Trade Centre was attacked‚ carrying the message: “For nature‚ everyday is 9/11”. In
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am taking a few patients on an outing to the park‚ I will be assessing Nicola who is partially sighted and has a Zimmer frame for sturdiness. Due to this‚ that will mean extra care will be needed and a lot more risks will need be considered. Hazard Risk Control Monitor Broken Glass Nicola could step on glass‚ or her Zimmer frame could easily press on glass and this could affect Nicolas balance standing up. Probability:3 Severity:4 Total risk: 12 Take a different
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