Basel Convention

pregnancies are six times more likely to end in miscarriage”(2013). Generally electronics are not made with recycling, or resource extraction from the product in mind. To recycle this toxic garbage, safely, requires large sums of money and, can be very labor intensive. Before continuing we need to examine some of the global flows. The Basel Convention was adopted on 22 March 1989 in response to a public outcry following the discovery, in the 1980s, in Africa and other parts of the developing world of deposits of toxic wastes imported from abroad (Basel Convention, 2011). This convention was directly aimed at stemming the large quantities of hazardous waste being produced, and to stop their export to developing countries. There are many problems with this though. First is the fact, that while many major powers agreed to and ratified this treaty, the United States has still refused to. Next is the actual enforcement. The Basel Convention boils down to a loose agreement between countries. Enforcement tends to simply extend to an increased regulation upon the transportation, and does not necessarily stop it. While the Basel Convention aims at halting this flow, there are many economic factors at work. E-waste can be considered valuable due to the “iron, aluminum, copper, gold, silver, and rare earth metals” (Heacock et al., 2016) that can be retrieved from these defective devices. While this incentive does not currently outweigh the expenditures occured for…

virtually every area of mathematics. It is sometimes jokingly stated that he was so prolific, that many discoveries were named for the first person after Euler to discover them (Richeson, 2008). The base of the natural logarithm, e, is named after Euler, as well as the Euler-Mascheroni constant, also called Euler’s constant. However, in spite of his significant accomplishments in a number of varied fields, he does not receive the acclaim or renown that many feel he deserve (Derbyshire, 2007).…

On December first of 1913, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for mass production on an automobile. This innovation took the time to produce one car down from 12 hours to two hours. Leonhard Euler did the same thing for mathematics. He created easier ways of solving simple, and complex, problems. If not for Leonhard Euler’s discoveries, we wouldn’t have Euler’s Method, or much of the mathematical notation and analysis we have today. Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707 in…

Born on April 15, 1707 in Bales, Switzerland was man names Leonhard Euler. Following in his father's footsteps he was studying to be a rural clergyman. “Though originally slated for a career as a rural clergyman, Euler showed an early aptitude and propensity for mathematics, and thus, after studying with Johan Bernoulli, he attended the University of Basel and earned his master's during his teens.”(Biography.com Editors) During his time at school, Euler found a passion for mathematics. “By 1726,…

Have you ever wanted to know why we use geometry, calculus, and mechanics when solving most of our mathematical problems. Who came up with such brilliant invention, and how did they do all of this. We know without this method we would be missing a lot of important things when trying to solve problems. If we could, we should thank Leonhard Euler himself for being so brilliant, so bright, and original. Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland. Leonhard thought he had…

Abstract: - Leonhard Euler is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He made incredible discoveries to many subject areas, but most were to the field of mathematics. In this paper we explore Euler’s mathematical contributions including formulas/identities, concepts and notations. We see how Euler’s formula came to be and the story behind it along with Euler’s identity. We then explore Euler’s approaches to the Basel and Seven Bridges of Königsberg problems and his…

Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland and died on September 18, 1783, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Leonhard Euler was one of the greatest mathematicians of his century, he popularized the use of the symbol Pi. He also won many academy awards for his knowledge in mathematics. Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He not only made decisive and formative contributions to the subjects of geometry, calculus, mechanics, and number theory but also developed…

physics, it is he and the men which preceded him that truly impacted the mathematical world of their time. “That calculus rose to its height of popularity in the eighteenth century,” is attributed to Jacques I and Johann I (Lick, 401). Daniel I’s accomplishments warranted him “the founder of mathematical physics”(Lick, 401). Along with their accomplishments, these men worked side by side with the most gifted and influential mathematical mind of the time. The following will discuss the lives of…

Leonhard Euler was a famous eighteenth century physicist who was responsible for developing many concepts that are now part of modern mathematics. He is acknowledged for many of the articles and books that he wrote over his lifetime. Leonhard was one of the top mathematics of the eighteenth century and the greatest mathematician to come out of Switzerland (Leonhard Euler Biography n.pag). Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707 in Basel Switzerland. His parents were Paul Euler and Marguerite…

Leonhard Euler, a Calvinist mathematician whose work in math is still praised today. One thing Euler is praised for is how he made math so simple and was able to give an extremely in-depth analysis. Euler was born April 15, 1707, in Bale, Switzerland. Europe’s best mathematician, Johann Bernoulli, tutored him. Since Leonhard Euler’s father was Calvinist pastor, he wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. The reason that he didn’t was Bernoulli saw his mathematical potential and advocated for…