1. What does Robert Walton hope to accomplish on his voyage? Robert Walton wants to travel to the Artic and be the first to set foot on it. Walton is also excited by adventure and new experiences.…
Bibliography: Chalmers, A. (1976). What is this thing called science?. 1st ed. St. Lucia, Q.: University of Queensland…
George Walker Bush, also known as junior, was an average student, a good baseball player and served as president of his fraternity during his time at Yale. He built a company when he was in his 30’s called the Bush Exploration and it thrived before going downhill and combining with Spectrum 7. He came out of his father’s shadow when he purchased the Texas Rangers and became the managing partner. Bush soon ran for governor of Texas and won; he was soon hailed as most popular big state governor. He launched his campaign for the 2000 presidential election and narrowly defeated Al Gore in an ordeal that required many recounts. He was a very popular leader in the beginning before problems arose. The attacks on September 11 combined with the…
Jesse Ernest Wilkins taught at the Tuskegee Institute (1943-1944) prior returning to the University of Chicago to contribute to the Manhattan Project (1944-1946). He then entered industry, advancing to high positions at: American Optical Company (1946-1950), United Nuclear Corporation (1950-1960) and General Atomic Company (1960-1970). He also earned bachelor and master degrees in mechanical engineering from New York University (1957, 1960). In 1970, Wilkins became the Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematical Physics at Howard University. He was remembered as being very inspirational to his students and for starting Howard’s Ph.D. program in mathematics. (http://www.blackpast.org)…
Linus Pauling is said to be one of the most significant scientists to have ever lived. Given Pauling’s wide array of accomplishments, ranging from winning the nobel peace prize to solving complex atomic structures, it is easy to see why he has earned the respect of so many in the scientific community. Pauling was born on February 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon. Even as a young boy he took interest in science; a friend introduced him to a toy chemistry set, and instantly young Linus was hooked and began conducting basic experiments in his basement. Pauling’s interest in chemistry never subsided, in fact he excelled in chemistry throughout his high school and college career (“Biographical Information”).…
Gerald ford was born with the name of Leslie lynch king jr. and was born on july 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a college football player and served in the Navy during World War 2. Weeks after he was born his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner, whisked him away to her parents’ house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Instead of taking a professional football career offered by the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, he was opted to take his economics degree at Yale University, where he attended law school and worked as a football and boxing coach.…
When I was born on July 25, 1920, in London, England, I was no groundbreaking scientist. I had to start out somewhere. I went to St. Paul’s Girls School for early education. In 1938, I entered Cambridge University for a degree in Physical Chemistry. Three years later, I had completed college and started working in a lab. I…
The first is a mathematical definition of the forces and bonds between small molecules, which explains the properties of molecular systems by determining the internuclear distance between two atoms. The second becomes a valid theory in regards to LeRoy Radius and describes the vibrational energy levels near the molecular dissociation limit and uses this formula, V(r) = D – C n/r , to determine the potential interactions between two atoms. When asked if he had an end goal in entering the scientific field, he notes that as a M.Sc. student, he studied elementary atomic recombination reactions and built a complex experimental apparatus for measuring the rate constants. One such experimental apparatus is: “I + I + M -> I2 + M” .3 This brought to his attention that the empirical question of “who did what to whom” was only on the surface of “why” the result unfolded as it did.4 By knowing the composition of many proteins through experiment, the behavior and function of proteins can be determined but the larger structures are more complex and depend on how the precise bonds fold and shape the chains. Many people around the world use his free computer program to convert experimental evidence to information on…
Robin Marantz Henig, a science journalist that contributes articles for the New York Times, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Furthermore, she has a master’s degree in journalism and is the vice president of the…
Throughout many scientific advances in the centuries of science, most citizens often forget the contributors of these discoveries and advancements in modern-day technology. One of the many contributors that are responsible for changing our world through science is James Chadwick.…
Although Cambridge was a marvelous center of learning, the spirit of the scientific revolution had yet to enter its curriculum. In 1665 Isaac Newton took his bachelor's degree at Cambridge without honors or distinction (Dr. Robert A. Hatch 2). In 1665 the university was closed because of the plague. At this time Newton returned to Woolsthorpe. There, in the following 18 months, he began revolutionary advances in mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy (J. A. Schuster 1).…
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As he starts his paper by saying "There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution and this is a book about it" which goes straight to his point. He mentions that the scientific revolution is often misunderstood. He talks about the attempted mechanization of knowledge making, that is the proposed deployment of explicitly formulated rules of method that aimed at disciplining the production of knowledge by managing or eliminating the effects of human passions and interests. He states that the main goal was always to find a more philosophical knowledge about the natural world.…
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1991 was quite a historic year. It marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Michael Faraday (who has a strong claim to be regarded as the first Physical Chemist), the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Chemical Society of London (now the Royal Society of Chemistry) and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Oxford Physical Chemistry Laboratory. As the first Head of the Laboratory, Professor Sir Cyril Hinshelwood, commented on the occasion of the Centenary Celebration of the Chemical Society.…