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    Albert Einstein said, “No object can travel faster than the speed of light.” However, will the temperature change the brightness of light? The researcher will perform the test three different times. Each test will take one glow stick from the freezer, one from the refrigerator, one in boiling water, and one from the counter and break the glow stick to make it glow. The researcher will then time the length of time it takes for the glow stick to turn off. At the conclusion of the experiment, the…

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    kid.I did not do well in school, but I did take an interest in mathematics and science. While at college, I studied physics and math. After graduating, I worked in a government office. Meanwhile, I continued studying physics on my own. Q: Which area of science did you work in? A: I was in Theoretical Physics. My research was related to Universal Physics and Quantum Physics. A Theoretical physicist has a job that combines observation with mathematics in order to create complex…

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    High respect. My definition of honor is that someone who has earned my respect and is now exceeding my limit of respect to make my truly honor them . There are some people who will earn the whole worlds respect and those people are honorable. Isaac Newton was the person who defined gravity and the three laws of motion Newton also did this experiment where he put a glass prism and a hole and made light go through the hole. Isaac Newton is honored because of all he found out for us without him…

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    Hypatia Essay

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    Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt at the fourth century around 350 – 370 AD. Her father was Theon of Alexandria, a great philosopher and mathematician. He was the last attested member of the Alexandrian museum. Hypatia was raised by her father in an educated environment in an era that was not usual for women to learn and be educated. She was an intellectual teacher, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and inventor Although Hypatia’s works did not stay preserved until now, we know a…

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    During the 17th century, an English scientist Sir Isaac Newton showed the scientific research for rocketry. Newton represented his idea of motion into three different laws. These explained how rockets work and why they work in space or any other sort of mediums. The first movement law is an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. The second law states, acceleration of an object is exerted by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.…

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    Now for all this history there are certainly important leaders of chemistry that need to be given some credit. First there is Jābir ibn Hayyān who is also known as Gerber. He was a chemist from the eighth century AD. Geber became one of the first people to use scientific methods to study and experiment. Through his experiments and studies he is thought to have discovered hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, and nitric acid. He also discovered what is now called Aqua Regia, which is an acid that is…

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    Isaac Newton was one of the most famous researchers. Many of his discoveries are still important and used today. Many people know about Newton’s discoveries and laws but not many know about his early life. (biography.com) Isaac Newton was born in the hamlet of woolsthorpe, lincolnshire england, on January 4th, 1643. He was born 3 months premature and his father died before he was born. When Isaac was 3 his mother remarried and left him with his grandmother. After his mother’s second husband…

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    Isaac Newton was an English physicist and a Mathematician.He died on January 4,1643,Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth United Kingdom.He died March 31,1727,Kensington,london,United Kingdom.He famous for his law of gravitation. Isaac Newton had a lot of discoveries and achievements.He generalized the binomial theorem.He made the world’s first working reflecting telescope.He created his three laws of motion. Isaac Newton was educated in Trinity college two…

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    Victor’s fickle opinion on the cause of his fate furthermore aids in demonstrating his internal struggle. As he explains his story to readers, he finds new culprits for his fate. He begins by attempting to blame his father, “ If… my father had taken the pains to explain to me that the principles of Agrippa… under such circumstances I certainly have thrown Agrippa aside and have contented my imagination, warmed as it was, by returning with greater ardour to my former studies.” (Shelley 22).…

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    Galileo Research Paper

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    Galileo was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. He was born in Pisa in 1654 and played a very important role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. Galileo was the first to describe speed. Before Galileo, most people did not put much thought into moving things. They just called them vaguely and simply “slow” or “fast”. Galileo is acclaimed for being the first individual to calculate speed by analyzing the distance covered and the time it…

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