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The Definition and Creation of Black Holes (296 words, 1 pages)

Black Holes area region of space-time, which nothing can escape, even light. It is impossible to see a black hole directly because no light can escape from them they are black. But there are good reasons to think they exist. When a large star has burnt all its fuel it ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of Biometrics (775 words, 2 pages)

What if every password, credit card, and ID card were replaced with a glance into a camera or a swipe of a thumb? Biometrics can do just that. They are methods of identification by behavioral or physiological characteristics of a person and most times are automated. Such features as ones ... Read More

A Literary Analysi of All in the Genes (2922 words, 4 pages)

1. According to the author of the article 'All in the Genes?', there is no intrinsic causality between genetics and intelligence. The author analyses different aspects of biological determinism, and supplies many examples, which illustrate aspects of this problem that are being discussed since the time when these ideas became ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ramifications of the Development and Use of Biological Weapons (523 words, 1 pages)

"The cost of developing small-scale but nonetheless sophisticated bioweapons facilities and arsenals is in the range of 10,000 to 100,000" (Dudley 590). Natural viruses are readily and inexpensively available and have just as much capability as other viruses to disrupt the biological diversity. Biological weapons can have serious ramifications on ... Read More

A Look into Some Different Interspecific Interactions Between Species (809 words, 2 pages)

In a community, there are many different interspecific interactions between species. Each interaction has a different effect on the community and the population density. These interactions illustrate how certain species live among other species in a community and show how each species is affected by it. Specific relationships between certain ... Read More

The Phenomena of Bernoulli’s Principle (358 words, 1 pages)

The Bernoullis Principle was a phonomena for all physics. He was considered to me the father of mathematical physics. The principle itslef was named after the Swiss scientist named Daniel Bernoulli during the eighteenth century. Bernoulli studied the many relationships among fluid and pressure. This principle shows the relationship of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics of Bacteria and Bacterial Reproduction (1060 words, 2 pages)

Bacterial Reproduction Concept From Bacteria Chemical Complexities in Simple Cells By William Agnosta Alex Bhaskarla Biology 2 Dr. Piper 4-15-2002 Bacteria can be classified as a singular, minuscule... Read More

A Biography of Albert Einstein the Founder of the Theory of Relativity (874 words, 2 pages)

Biography of Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is known all over the world as a brilliant theoretical physicist and the founder of the theory of relatively. He is perhaps the greatest scientist of the 20th century. While most of the people do not understand this mans work, everyone knows that its ... Read More

A Study of Asteroids (333 words, 1 pages)

Asteroids Asteroids are some of the many small or minor planets in the solar system that move in oval shaped orbits mostly between Mars and Jupiter. The largest of all asteroids is Ceres, with a diameter of 1030 km. Pallas and Vesta are next with diameters of 550 km each. ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Periodic Table (1300 words, 3 pages)

Place In Periodic Table Phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and bismuth (Bi) form a group of four elements in Group 5A of the periodic table. They exhibit increasing metallic properties going down the group. Nitrogen (N), which heads the group, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. Phosphorus is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Contributions of Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, the First Microbiologist (468 words, 1 pages)

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (layu-wen-hook) was born in Delft, a city in the western Netherlands, on October 24, 1632. His father was a basket-maker, while his mother's family were brewers. Antoni was educated as a child in a school in the town of Warmond. In 1676 he served ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of Antimatter (1391 words, 3 pages)

The Future Antimatter Spacecraft INDEX 1.Index1 2.Introduction2 3.What is antimatter?3 4.Matter-Antimatter Engine5 5.Last Improvements7 INTRODUCTION Engineering, stand by for warp drive. With that command, the Star Trek crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise prepared to hurl the spaceship through the cosmos at superluminal speeds. Warp drive is another one of those ... Read More

An Analysis of the Principles of Angular Momentum in Physics (1448 words, 3 pages)

Angular momentum and its properties were devised over time by many of the great minds in physics. Newton and Kepler were probably the two biggest factors in the evolution of angular momentum. Angular momentum is the force which a moving body, following a curved path, has because of its mass ... Read More

An Introduction to the Heritage of the United States (4443 words, 6 pages)

The United States has a very diverse heritage. There is no "American" race. Americans are the blending of many cultures throughout many generations. With this blending of cultures comes a blending of genes. In the past, genes have not been well understood. They were not understood until Mendel did experiments ... Read More

An Analysis of the History, Characteristics, Uses, Sources and Compounds of Aluminium (1184 words, 2 pages)

Intro Aluminum or aluminium has an atomic number of 13. Its symbol is Al and it is located in group13 (IIIA), period 3. History The story of aluminum started out in England. The year was 1807 when a British scientist named Humphry Davy, discovered a new unidentified element in clay. ... Read More

The Works of Albert Einstein the Greatest Scientist of All Time (590 words, 1 pages)

ALBERT EINSTEIN Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time. Best known as a physicist for developing his famous theory of relativity, Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Wrttemberg, Germany. When he was five years old, his father showed him a pocket compass. Young ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Albert Einstein (733 words, 2 pages)

Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Wrttemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich and he began his schooling there at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics, Models and Theories of Aerodynamics (839 words, 2 pages)

Aerodynamics is the branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids. The Latin word for aero means air, and the Latin word for dynamics means power. Steady aerodynamics this term is ... Read More

A Study of Adenosine Triphosphate (1096 words, 2 pages)

INTRODUCTION Adenosine triphosphate is the source of about 95 of the bodys energy requirements. The body burns food, storing some of the energy in the bonds of ATP. When these bonds are broken the energy is released supplying the body with energy for other reactions. ATP is simultaneously an ester, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics and Serious Effects of Achondroplasia (635 words, 1 pages)

Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism found in the world today. It has many serious effects, and can be life threatening, or debilitating in some cases. If the proper precautions are taken, then affected people can usually live fairly normal lives. Achondroplasia affects about 1 out of every ... Read More

An Experiment on the Acceleration on an Incline (638 words, 2 pages)

Title Acceleration on an Incline Purpose (Hypothesis) By rolling a metal ball down an inclined ramp, we see the effects of gravity. As we perform this experiment, we get values for displacement, average time it takes for a ball to go a certain displacement, average velocity, initial velocity, final velocity, ... Read More

An Analysis of Cloning (338 words, 1 pages)

Cloning is a new technology that humans have just acquired. Before, cloning was something that you could read about in a science-fiction book for a buck. Now, we have seen proof of cloning with the sheeps called Dolly. The big question is if we should clone humans. There are only ... Read More

The Invention of Atomic Bomb by Albert Einstein (3140 words, 4 pages)

It began in the desert of New Mexico on July 16, 1945, with the first U.S. atomic test called Trinity. The device was comprised of 19,300 tons of TNT explosive. There was an intense light that brightened the distant mountains, a sudden wave of heat, and then a tremendous roar ... Read More

An Analysis of the First Rocket Landed on the Moon (1417 words, 2 pages)

On July 16, 1969, at 932 a.m., at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, three astronauts were about to embark on the first manned lunar landing. These brave astronauts were Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., and Neil A. Armstrong. Little did these three astronauts know that this space adventure would change ... Read More

An Overview of the Different Areas of Knowledge in North America (1408 words, 2 pages)

At first sight, the answer to this question may seem obvious a casual reader might glance at it and give it a confident "no". Even though this is the position that I take, I do believe that there are many more things to consider when attempting to answer this question. ... Read More

Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley Knighted for Significant Contribution to Science (1998 words, 7 pages)

WHEN the commonplaces of one discipline are applied to an unrelated field, they can prove curiously fruitful. In 1952 two British physiologists, Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley, managed just such a fruitful crossover, applying textbook physics to living tissue. They were both later knighted, and shared a Nobel prize in ... Read More

Understanding Motion: Position and Time (333 words, 1 pages)

Leona RossiOctober 3, 2000 Understanding Motion 1 Position and Time 1. Problem Statement The goal of this lab was to show the relationship between the motion of an object, one of the lab students, and a graph of position and time for the moving object. During the lab exercise we ... Read More

Joe Kittinger the First Man to Reach Terminal Velocity (507 words, 1 pages)

Terminal Velocity Terminal velocity is reached when the force of air resistance pushing up against the falling object ( i.e. skydiver), is equal to the force of gravity pushing the object downward. As the object falls downwards, there exists a drag force that acts to impede the motion. This drag ... Read More

Harnessing the Power of Lightning (1749 words, 3 pages)

Lightning is a discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere, which causes a bright flash of light. When lighting goes through the air, it heats the air to degrees hotter than the sun's surface about 50,000 degrees fahrenheit. This heating causes the air to expand and contract. This causes the ... Read More

An Analysis of Spectrophotometry (1171 words, 2 pages)

The purpose of this lab experiment is to understand the uses of spectrophotometry. This experiment concentrates on the uses of the spectrophotometer, and using this instrument to specifically determine the absorption spectrum of a cobalt chloride solution, a galactose solution, and to determine an unknown concentration of a galactose solution. ... Read More

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