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- 5441: UFO's
- ... intelligent beings. I. Things in the Sky A. The First Documented Sighting B. The Fever Spreads 1. Pilot Encounters 2. The Lights in the Sky II. Dents in the Earth III. Unexplained Phenomenon A. The Writing on the Wall B. Geodes IV. What About Religion? A. The Christian Bible B. The Ancient Greeks C. The American Indian V. Conclusion We are not Alone. On June 24th, 1947 while searching for the ...
- 5442: The Tragic Challenger Explosion
- ... was very ambitious and loved everything. She once said, "I want to do everything there is to be done." Being chosen for the space program gave her the opportunity to meet a few self-described personal goals: "To learn a lot about quite a number of different technologies; to be able to use them somehow, to do something that required a concerted team effort and, finally, a great individual effort (Gray ...
- 5443: The Future of NASA
- ... of the Earth's atmosphere. It is used, on Earth, for those who's hearts have problems with pumping blood. Pens that write upside-down are used in space, where there is no gravity and writing with pens would otherwise be impossible. They are convenient tools on Earth when we are trying to write on vertical surfaces. A zero-gravity training system is used to help astronauts become more comfortable with ...
- 5444: The Creation of the Universe
- ... for example, there is an ancient Egyptian legend that says that Osiris Khepera created himself out of a dark, boundless ocean called "Nu". Then out of this ocean, he created the universe. I will be writing about these theories: The Big Bang theory is what most people believe, also there is a theory called "Steady State", which is the opposite of the Big Bang theory. There is the theory of an ...
- 5445: Stephen J. Hawking by Rachel Finck
- ... it should be noted that since the early 1960s he has been the victim of a progressive and incurable motorneurone disease, ALS, that now confines him to a wheelchair. This affliction prevents Hawking from reading, writing, or calculating in a direct and simple way. The bulk of his work, involving studying, publishing, lecturing, and worldwide travel, is carried on with the help of colleagues, friends, and his wife. Of his illness ...
- 5446: Galileo
- ... way they conducted themselves when they were dealing with their hypothesizes. Galileo's Hypothesis Galileo was well known for standing up for what he believed in and pushing the things he wanted. He was constantly writing letters and engaging in debates over the issue of Copernicanism. Galileo's entire reason for doing this was to make the scientific and religious communities accept that Copernicanism was actually a fact and that there ...
- 5447: Voltaire And Rousseau - Opioni
- ... made between the common people and those who were self-reliant and capable of thinking. Therefore, Voltaire felt it was unreasonable to ask for a social conscience, (general will), from a mass which lacked a personal conscience. Voltaire outlined important issues in the governing of the masses. Referring to civil laws, he felt that punishments should be useful to society. Taxes should be made proportional to the ability of a man ...
- 5448: The Influence Of Writers On Charles Darwin
- ... the time but Lyell's training in law allowed him to "marshal the facts of an argument, to weigh evidence and to present it well" (Eiseley, 1961, p.98). Because of the simplicity of his writing, his book was read by the curious public as well as professional geologists. Due to the large amount of exposure of his book, his theories were gradually accepted by the scientific community and this cleared ...
- 5449: Wired Hands - A Brief Look at Robotics
- ... They satisfy "that vague longing to see the human body reflected in a machine, to see a living function translated into mechanical parts", as one writer has said. Just as much fun are the numerous "personal" robots now on the market, the most popular of which is HERO, manufactured by Heathkit. Looking like a plastic step-stool on wheels, HERO can lift objects with its one clawed arm and utter computer ...
- 5450: Cue For Treason
- ... Sir Philip Morton. I think that he is a very selfish person who wants all the land for himself and would go as far as to kill someone for its acquisition. The story has some personal relevance for me. For example when Peter sleeps on the job when he stands on guard, it made me think I should not procrastinate and do all my work on time. I think it is ...
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