Professor Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford‚ England‚ which is exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo. From a very early age Hawking showed the qualities of a scientist‚ he was always inquisitive. He liked to build models to see how things worked. Hawking went to the High School for Girls (yes‚ the school was supposed to be for girls) at St. Albans at the age of 8. Later‚ he switched to St. Albans School by passing the eleven-plus examination. Hawking was a keen child‚ but
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In “Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking‚” Hawking discusses his vision of the universe and it’s ability to exist. In the episode‚ Hawking shares his knowledge on how the universe came into existence and how it managed to become what it is today. Hawking also shares the evidence that scientists‚ such as himself‚ have collected through the years. First of all‚ the video discuss that “the universe is constantly expanding… like balloon.” Hawking explains this by a simple demonstration of the Doppler
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Adaptive Radiation An example of adaptive radiation occurring after a mass extinction is the extinction that killed off the dinosaurs. What caused this mass extinction was when a massive comet hit earth‚ off the Yucatan Peninsula. However‚ the mammals that survived this catastrophic event for the most part‚ survived because they could burrow in holes for shelter. Regardless‚ about 90% of all life on earth was destroyed. This led to an opportunity for the surviving plants and animals to disperse
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was Stephen Hawking. I must admit that prior to this assignment my knowledge regarding Professor Hawking was limited but I had respect for his accomplishments. I knew in basic terms that he was a leader in the field of theoretical cosmology and contributed to the mathematical support for the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe. I also knew he was confined to a wheel chair but I did not know the cause of his condition. Now I have to ask myself‚ what motivates Professor Hawking to accomplish
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Stephen William Hawking (aka just Stephen Hawking) A world famous Scientist and Cosmologist And at this time he is probably the worlds smartest man. Next Stephen Hawking was born 8. January 1942 in Oxford His parents lived north of London but moved to Oxford‚ desiring that it’s a safer place. (Because London was under attack by the Luftwaffe He studied at University College Oxford‚ I was unable to find how old he was when he went there. Hawking wanted to study cosmology‚ so he had to
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Stephen W. Hawking has a mind that is beyond today’s way of thinking. His attempts to identify a grand unification theory that unites everything we know about the physics and even science itself. Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942 in Oxford‚ England. He spent most of his childhood in and around London‚ and always looked to learn. He loved the stars and space. Stephen Hawking wanted to study mathematics and physics in a university‚ but his father thought that there would not be any jobs in
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Uses of Radiation in Medicine Nuclear Chemistry and the Field of Medicine: A Union Shan Gupta‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Jul 2‚ 2009 "Contribute content like this. Start Here." Applications of Radiation in the Field of Medicine Overview: With the discovery of radiation in the late 1800’s by Antoine Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Pierre Curie‚ the powers of the atom were seemingly multiplied greatly. With this new power of the atom also came new uses for it‚ especially in the
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Nuclear Radiation There are many ways that the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still and the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" are similar. "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction story that deals with nuclear radiation and what the future world would be like if there was an atomic bomb. This short story is a good example of what could happen in the future. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a movie that also has the same genre‚ that it is science fiction. It helps
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1. What concepts in the chapter are illustrated in this case? What ethical issues are raised by radiation technology? Basic concepts that are covered in this case are responsibility‚ accountability and liability. Ethical issues that are raised by radiation technology is when scientist is finding ways to use radiation therapy to destroy cancerous cells while making sure that healthy cells are not being harmed. An incident occurred where Mr. Jerome-Parks “experienced deafness and near-blindness‚
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have leaked significant amounts of radiation that have affected ecosystems in the region. On March 21‚ 2011‚ TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) investigated the seawater near the southern discharge port of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS‚ revealed that radioactive substances significantly exceeding safety standard values were detected. According to National Geographic‚ Joseph Rachlin‚ director of Lehman College’s Laboratory for Marine and Estuarine Research says “radiation can hurt ocean animals in several
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