There have been many discoveries and technical advancements throughout human history; the discovery of magnetism‚ utilization of mathematics‚ the understanding of the mechanics of gravity and the harnessing the power of the atom. With all these pivotal discoveries and huge technological advancements‚ there have been many that have been overlooked‚ such as “The Potato.” Since I was a child‚ I have always been interested in topics that kids and even adults would find inexorably boring and absurd
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KPIs for Drug Discovery STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES • • Product Quality Benchmarking among the competitors CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS • • • Sustainable quality High Standards Optimal Pricing Strategy KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS • • • • • Pioneers in Quality and Standards • • Positive results of Quality
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prehistoric and well preserved mummy in the world‚ not since Tutankhamen had anything stunned the world this much. After the discovery of Otzi‚ many questions started arising‚ the main focus question was- Why else was the Iceman such a significant discovery? Many issues also came up; some issues to be discussed include the ethical issues‚ scientific issues‚ and heritage issues. The discovery was overwhelming to the scientific world and the people in the world‚ there were many theories and speculations to what
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The History of the Discovery of Radiation and Radioactivity Introduction: Radiation can be defined as the propagation of energy through matter or space. It can be in the form of electromagnetic waves or energetic particles. Ionizing radiation has the ability to knock an electron from an atom‚ i.e. to ionize. Examples of ionizing radiation include: • alpha particles • beta particles • neutrons • gamma rays • x-rays Non-ionizing radiation does not have enough energy to ionize atoms in the material
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Scientific Discovery of Plasma. Plasma‚ the "Fourth State of Matter‚" was first identified in a Crookes tube‚ an experimental electrical discharge tube in which air is ionized by the application of a high voltage through a voltage coil‚ and it was described by Sir William Crookes‚ an English physicist‚ in 1879. It was first called "radiant matter”. However‚ Dr. Irving Langmuir‚ an American chemist and physicist‚ applied the word "Plasma" to ionized gas‚ in 1929. Plasma just happens to be the most
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Discovery speech- English 2014- Samantha Croft Introduction: What is discovery? Discovery is the action or process of revealing something unknown or being unveiled. But self-discovery is the process of acquiring insight into one’s own character. So what does discovery mean to you? Is discovery something you can physically feel? Or is it something you can uncover yourself within yourself? The voyage of ‘Self Discovery’ generates many concerns that can be experienced both positively and negatively
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Christopher Mirtia Computer Systems Institute 28 November 2011 Self-Discovery Essay Self- discovery is a process used to find the main skills and interests needed to succeed in a particular career area. As a future IT specialist‚ self-discovery and self-awareness play a big part in my decision. Some skills that I discovered for my field includes: the ability to learn the basic concepts needed to succeed. Next‚ I would need to know how to apply them correctly. Lastly‚ I need the determination
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The Discovery of the Structure of DNA Determining the structure for DNA was one of the outstanding science achievements of the 20th century. It started in the late 1940’s‚ when scientists were aware that DNA was most likely the molecule of life‚ even though many were sceptical since it was so "simple." They also knew that DNA included different amounts of the four bases: adenine‚ thymine‚ guanine and cytosine (usually abbreviated A‚ T‚ G and C)‚ but nobody knew what the molecule might look like
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Accidental Discoveries in Medicine Over the years‚ there have been many new advances in technology‚ food‚ and medicine. While things like the computer‚ the internet‚ and television were found to an extent on purpose; there have been a number of accidental discoveries in these areas as well. When thinking of accidental discoveries in the modern world‚ one may struggle to come up with anything. This could be that people are not educated with the origin of every-day items that are taken for granted
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Discovery Equals Recovery Discovery can be defined as “the act or instance of discovering something new” (Discovery). While recovery can be defined as “the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away” (Recovery). Many people believe that to discover something is to find something completely new. This is not always the case. The discovery might only be new to the person doing the discovering. The idea that discovery equals recovery can easily be seen in the Renaissance
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