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Nuclear WeaponsResearch and Writing 12-2
A Nuclear weapon is any weapon that gets its destructive power from the
transformation of matter in atoms into energy. They include missiles, bombs,
artillery shells, mines and torpedoes. Another name for nuclear weapons are
Atomic bombs or Hydrogen bombs. The United ...
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SocratesTHE PHILOSOPHER is a noteworthy and important historical figure as a philosopher, because of his and his pupils� influence on the development of the philosophical world. His teachings, famous arguments, and ideas began the outgrowth of all later western philosophies. Born in 469 BC just outside ...
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The SunOf all the stars in our galaxy we find our Sun the most important.
For supports life on earth and keeps the planets in a certain
"line".Without the sun we could not survive.
History of the Sun
People have studied the stars since day one. Many cultures have
studied and worshiped the sun. This ...
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The Periodic Kingdom: ReviewIn his book The Periodic Kingdom, P.W. Atkins takes a different approach to trying to explain the periodic table to the common reader. He compares the periodic table to a kingdom and then uses other analogies and similes to explain different aspects of the table.
When you first open the book and ...
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The History Of Phamaceutical CompoundingThe profession of pharmacy was founded in the art and science of
compounding medications. The beginning of compounding dates back to
medieval times with priests, monks, and medicine men. Specialization first
occurred in the early 9th century in the civilized world around Baghdad.
Over time it ...
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Atomic Bomb 2The Manhattan Project was and is still one of the most secretive projects ever created in United States history. The purpose of the Manhattan Project was simple: to build; test; and unleash its power if necessary. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves were the two men put in charge of this ...
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Niels BohrE-mail: [email protected]
Niels Hendrik David Bohr Niels Hendrik David Bohr was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The Nobel prizewinning physicist was known for his development of the theory of atomic fission that led to the development of the atomic bomb. He was born on ...
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Nuclear FusionFor a fusion reaction to take place, the nuclei, which are positively charged,
must have enough kinetic energy to overcome their electrostatic force of
repulsion. This can occur either when one nucleus is accelerated to high
energies by an accelerating device, or when the energies of both nuclei ...
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Biography Of John DaltonDalton, John was born in Eaglesfield, in 1766 and died today 1844. Dalton was a British chemist and physicist, who developed the atomic theory of matter on which modern physical science was founded.
He began a series of meteorological observations in 1787 and he continued them for 57 years. ...
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Being Digitalis a book written by Nicholas Negroponte, a Professor or media
technology at MIT.'Published in the United States by Vintage Books, a division
of Random House, Inc; New York and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of
Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Alfred ...
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Acid Rain 2What is acid rain? Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Although natural sources of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides do exist, more than 90% of the sulphur and 95% of the nitrogen emissions occurring in eastern North America come from human origin. These ...
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Faith Healingis the belief that God can miraculously cure people by the means of giving others special abilities to cure. We will never know whether is genuine because it is based on faith. We can find evidence to support this and evidence that will make each individual to think clearly before they have ...
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Atomic BombThe Manhattan Project was and is still one of the most secretive projects ever created in United States history. The purpose of the Manhattan Project was simple: to build; test; and unleash its power if necessary. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves were the two men put in charge of this ...
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AristotleOne of the greatest thinkers of all time was -322 BC, the
Ancient Greek philosopher. He has practically influenced every area of present
day thinking. His main focal points were the natural and social sciences. In
Stagira, a town on the northwest coast of the Aegean Sea, in the year of 384 ...
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Copper ReportCopper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical symbol. It contains 29 protons/electrons (atomic number) ...
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Phosphates In Water PollutionPhosphates may be created by substituting some or all of the hydrogen of
a phosphoric acid by metals. Depending on the number of hydrogen atoms that are
replaced, the resulting compound is described as a primary, secondary or
tertiary phosphate. Primary and secondary phosphates contain hydrogen ...
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The Hellenistic Agewas the period between the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great and the establishment of Roman supremacy. Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip of Mecedon who brought all of Greece under his authority. When Philip was murdered Alexander the Great took the throne. He ...
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Atomic BombThesis: The research for the first Atomic bomb was done in the United States, by a group of the best scientists; this research was given the name of �The Manhattan Project�.
On Monday July 16th, 1945, a countdown for the detonation of the first atomic bomb took place near Los Alamos, New ...
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Cell Phone ArgumentOver 110 millions Americans own and use a cell phone, and have become dependant on them while going through their normal day to day life. Increased concerns on health, destruction of the English language from texting, and dangers of cell phones on the roads have begun to immerge and raise ...
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Albert GhiorsoOne of the last remaining veterans of the Manhattan project, Albert Ghiorso, passed away on 24 December 2010, at the age of 95.
Ghiorso was an astonishingly productive scientist whose successes go back to an earlier day, when science was done differently. Ghiorso began working in nuclear science ...
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