Isaac Newton may have been the greatest and most influential scientist and mathematician in history‚ but he would not appreciate that title. For Newton didn’t invent calculus and create the basis for modern physics under pressure and for a purpose‚ he was‚ as he said “only like a boy playing on the sea shore” (Gleick 4). Newton‚ for most of his life‚ was quiet and kept his work to himself. He suffered a rather formalistic childhood without a father; his mother married a rich man who wanted a wife
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My discoveries have allowed us to make more new discoveries. But a problem I think of is what the world would be like if I never existed. To start things off one important discovery I made was modern physics. If I was never to make the discoveries in optics‚ motion‚ and mathematics modern physics wouldn’t of existed which means that scientist wouldn’t have never known that every object in the universe has a force that attracts each other. Something else the world would have never found would be
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possible in mathematics‚ physics‚ chemistry‚ mechanical drawing‚ and physical science. A bachelor’s degree in meteorology is the minimum job requirement. A master’s degree is necessary for most positions and a Ph.D. is required for most research positions. Most colleges and universities have meteorological programs. You must be good at reading comprehension‚ critical thinking‚ active learning‚ writing‚ and mathematics. Meteorology includes instruction in atmospheric chemistry‚ physics‚ weather dynamics
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Astronomy is a natural science that is the study of celestial objects (such as moons‚ planets‚ stars‚ nebulae‚ and galaxies)‚ the physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics‚ and evolution of such objects‚ and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth‚ including supernovae explosions‚ gamma ray bursts‚ and cosmic background radiation. A related but distinct subject‚ cosmology‚ is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures
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Culture3-Albert Einstein for Kids Page 1 of 8 Albert Einstein for Kids By: Jason Haas Teacher’s Foreword Hello‚ teachers! I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown‚ Connecticut‚ and I have a dream. My dream is that children will be able to see this article‚ and that it will strike a cord in them. I wish that students in the 3rd-6th grade levels would read this article and see the importance and the magic of Albert Einstein. Perhaps they will take it so close to heart that they will
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Descartes proof‚ which states that since he can think he must exist‚ is flawed in the sense that it follows the assumption that some things are absolute. As seen in both Nietzsche’s and Merleau-Ponty’s books‚ nothing is absolute. They stated that everything was in perspective‚ and that humanity needed to study what is closer to them‚ whether it was psychology or phenomenology. The only things Descartes figured out were that he had a reason to doubt and that math and science could help him understand
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the second most influential would be Neils Bohr because he used quantum physics to explain Rutherford’s model. So in that sense I believe Ernest Rutherford is number three. They both were an extremely important part of the atomic model because they both proved J.J. Thompson’s model completely wrong. Rutherford proved that an atom contains a nucleus and protons and electrons‚ while Bohr proved his model by using quantum physics. Then number four is James Chadwick because he proved that atoms contain
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science extends beyond cosmology. Today the study of the underlying structure of matter‚ particle physics‚ is intimately tied up with cosmology—the structure of the universe‚ theorists argue‚ is the result of events in the first instants of time. If the Big Bang hypothesis is wrong‚ then the foundation of modern particle physics collapses and entirely new approaches are required. Indeed‚ particle physics also suffers from an increasing contradiction between theory and experiment. Equally important‚
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we are reluctant to try (triple integral calculus‚ anyone?)‚ but in my experience‚ they are fairly rare. At least until you get out to the edges of normalcy. And to some extent‚ that very normalcy is the key. To someone who has a PhD in math or physics‚ and does this kind of stuff on a daily basis‚ a triple integral isn’t even remotely scary‚ right? What you are used to‚ you are willing to dare‚ because you know all about it. The things we don’t know are the things that become difficult because
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Assignment 5 Relate Democritus’ ethics and his physics. How can he be concerned with right and wrong behavior when there are only atoms in the void? Compare his ethics to Parmenides’ Way of Opinion. ! Democritus was an atomist‚ and atomists wanted to explain the world without reasoning. They wanted to figure out the purpose‚ the prime mover and the final cause‚ which by todays standards is the more scientific approach to figuring out the universe. Questions should be answered with a mechanistic
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