Serendipity – Accidental Discoveries in Science ABSTRACT Serendipity means the faculty of making fortunate and unexpected discoveries by accidents. Penicillin‚ X-ray‚ Viagra‚ Teflon are common examples known as accidental discoveries in science. The stories of these discoveries are interesting and meaningful. X-ray for medical diagnosis and treatment‚ miracle drug penicillin‚ Viagra for treatment of erectile dysfunction‚ Teflon for frying pans‚ all of these discoveries make our life wonderful
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Political science is above all the study of power: how it is created‚ exercised‚ justified‚ and challenged. As a social science‚ political science focuses on group power‚ the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of collective decision-making. Hence it leads us to consider the ethics of power‚ which in turn involves conceptions of community‚ identity‚ justice and citizenship. Under the banner of political science we gather the study of democracy‚ war‚ law‚ rights‚ wealth‚ and authority‚ as well as the institutions that
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Singapore‚ May 2007 PROMOTING SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND THE RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE THROUGH SCIENCE ALIVE! PROGRAMME Grace Teo Yew Mei Clementi Town Secondary School Chan Kaling Charlene Seah Xinyi Jessie Sim Kim Sing Karine Nai Sok Khoon Clementi Town Secondary School ABSTRACT The study explores ways in which students who have participated in a curriculum innovation‚ Science ALIVE! acquire Science process skills and perceive the relevance of Science in everyday life. It investigates whether
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important part of life for many people. Even people who are not all that religious by nature consider it to be important. The rise of science during the renaissance in Europe created a confrontation between religion‚ science and philosophy which still persists today. Is religion still useful to civilization? In this paper an evaluation of the conflict between religion and science will be discussed. Dictionary.com defines religion as‚ “a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe
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system in the civil service. In 1887‚ Woodrow Wilson’s “The Study of Administration” revolves around the team of professionalizing the bureaucracy by separating administration from politics and prescribing what he termed as an approach towards the science on administrative
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6th Grade Science Vocabulary List 1. Qualitative Observation- To study by using the 5 senses- things you see‚ hear‚ feel‚ smell‚ and taste. 2. Quantitative Observation- to study and look for numbers-measurements‚ values‚ and quantities. 3. Dependent Variable- the variable a scientist observes or measures during an experiment. 4. Independent Variable- The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects the dependent variable.
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References: 3. ^ Conceptual physics‚ Paul Hewitt‚ 2002 4 5. ^ a b Chu‚ Steven; Townes‚ Charles (2003). "Arthur Schawlow". In Edward P. Lazear (ed.)‚. Biographical Memoirs. vol. 83. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 202. ISBN 0-309-08699-X. 8. ^ a b Steen‚ W. M. "Laser Materials Processing"‚ 2nd Ed. 1998. 11. ^ Maiman‚ T.H. (1960). "Stimulated optical radiation in ruby". Nature 187(4736): 493–494. Bibcode 1960Natur.187..493M . doi:10.1038/187493a0 .
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Conflict of professional interest frequently arise in the working environment of an engineer. Discussion the statement and propose the appropriate solutions for overcoming the problems. Conflict is so common in today’s world that is full with sophistication and complexity. All of us are facing with some kind of conflicts in our life. We are frequently encountering conflict with our family members‚ friends‚ colleagues or even our bosses. Everybody‚ individuals‚ societies or countries are looking into
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Biology – The Science of Life Biology – derived from the words “bios”‚ which means life and “logos” which means study. It is therefore the study of life or living things. Major Divisions of Biology 1. Botany - study of plants - has a subcategory: •Phycology – study of seaweeds and algae 2. Zoology - study of animals - has eight subcategories: •Morphology – study of gross structures of organisms •Anatomy – study of the form and structure of organisms •Mammalogy – study of
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CHAPTER 1 Topic: The Science of Behaviour Textbook Pages: 4-24 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology: The Scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: Actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: Internal states and processes‚ such as thoughts and feelings‚ that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable‚ measurable responses. Clinical Psychology: Subfield where psychologists study and treat mental disorders. Cognitive Psychology: Specializes
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