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- 2101: Albert Einstein and His Theories
- ... of these papers, on Brownian motion, he made significant predictions about the motion of particles that are randomly distributed in a fluid. These predictions were later confirmed by experiment. The second paper, on the photoelectric effect, contained a revolutionary hypothesis concerning the nature of light. Einstein not only proposed that under certain circumstances light can be considered as consisting of particles, but he also hypothesized that the energy carried by any ...
- 2102: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... other cadets to publish his third version of the book, although Poe called this book a second version. In this book there are famous poems as "To Helen" and "Israfel". These poems show the musical effect that has come to characterize Poe's poems. Later Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his ant. There he married his cousin who was only 13 years old. Then Poe moved to New York ...
- 2103: Robert Schumann
- ... Ernestine back to Asch. After secret discussions, the engagement was broken off by mutual agreement. Possibly Robert had been kept in the dark about Ernestine's origins. In any event, the affair had a catalytic effect on Robert's music. He had the idea of writing a series of piano pieces based on the letters ASCH; these he later turned into Carnival. He also composed some piano variations on a theme ...
- 2104: Albert Einstein
- ... where he had originally studied. It was not until 1914 that Einstein was tempted to return to Germany to become research director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. World War I had a strong effect on Einstein. While the rest of Germany supported the army, he felt the war was unnecessary, and disgusting. The new weapons of war which attempted to mass slaughter people caused him to devote much of ...
- 2105: A Reflection On Herman Melville's Accomplishments
- ... the United States Melville got to see Lama, "the city of king's," which Melville called, "the strangest, saddest impression on Melville than anything Melville would ever see again. It also probably made a bigger effect in all of his writing than any of the rest of his whaling cruises. Melville never wrote about what ever happened in Lima, the way that he wrote about the cruises he took around the ...
- 2106: Edgar Allen Poe: Writing Style
- ... than constricting. Nothing adventitious is in his great stories, only the essentials, the mininum of characterization, plot, and atmosphere. By ridding himself of everything except what is precisely to the point, he achieves unity of effect. " (66). There is also a prominent distinction between right and wrong in Poe's tories. Viscous characters tend to come to a bad end. This lets the reader accept these endings as a triumph of ...
- 2107: Lee Iacocca
- ... to them. Chysler had been running the worlds largest leasing company. Every six months they would buy them back. The new car dealers wanted nothing to do with the rented cars. With this policy in effect, Chrysler also made itself the worlds largest used car broker. In late 1979, early 1980 Chrysler had wrote off almost 88 million dollars in used car losses. Between the inventory problem and the leasing issue ...
- 2108: The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
- ... to Francesco de Melzi, who had been his student for many years. On May 2, 1519, the great scholar dies at the age of sixty-seven. An artistic and scientific genius, Leonardo had a deep effect on the world of then and now, he helped usher in the Renaissance and the scientific revolution. Leonardo will always be remembered by all generations and I think his paintings, inventions, sculptures, and great words ...
- 2109: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... before the age of six. He had already set academic standards for himself by stating that he would finish school priorr to his year older sister. In my opinion this could have had a major effect on King's life by encouraging him to learn faster and better. Martin was first exposed to racism at an early age, (probably six, none of my sources specified his exact age at the time ...
- 2110: George Washington: Summoned By A Country; One Man Stood Strong
- ... to be paid in advance to meet bills” (Meltzer 146). The Bill of Rights were high on their schedule. Washington, as chief execute officer, saw to it that measures adopted by Congress were put into effect. His attitude toward the House and Senate was to stand somewhat apart. Washington and Congress took care to respect the separation of powers. Both wanted to make no mistakes in the precedents they set. The ...
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