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Electromagnetic Spectrum Essays and Term Papers
James Clerk MaxwellMaxwell, James Clerk (1831-1879), British physicist, best known for his work on the connection between light and electromagnetic waves (traveling waves of energy). Maxwell discovered that light consists of electromagnetic waves (see Electromagnetic Radiation) and established the kinetic theory of ...
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Lasers And Their ApplicationsLaser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. In the last century many types of lasers have been used for many different applications from welding to surgery to military and even many uses in every day life by harnessing the principles of light and stimulated ...
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The Life Of Richard FeynmanRichard Feynman was a physicist who was born in Far Rockaway, near
New York City, in 1918. He lived there until he left to attend university
at the Michigan Institute of Technology. He studied there for four years,
and then went to Princeton University where he finished his studies. After
that, he ...
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The Cosmos: CreationWhere is the universe from? Where is it going? How is it put together?
How did it get to be this way.
These are Big questions. Very easy to ask but almost impossible to answer.
We want answers for philosophical reason having nothing to do with science. No
one will get rich from discovering the ...
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Invisible CloakThe last few invisibility cloaks we've seen have relied on metamaterials to make tiny objects invisible to a specific wavelength of light. This "carpet cloak," from MIT, uses some calcite crystals to make much larger objects disappear in the visible spectrum.
The picture above basically tells ...
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Black HolesEvery day we look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what
lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique,
and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond our grasp.
Within this marvel of wonders, our universe holds a mystery that ...
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Virtual Reality - What It Is And How It WorksImagine being able to point into the sky and fly. Or perhaps walk through
space and connect molecules together. These are some of the dreams that
have come with the invention of virtual reality. With the introduction of
computers, numerous applications have been enhanced or created. The ...
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Black HolesBlack Hole, a theoretical concept in the study of gravitation. The
gravitational field of a black hole, which is an extremely dense body, is
so strong that, if the body is large enough, nothing, including
electromagnetic radiation, can escape from its vicinity. The body is
surrounded by a ...
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Virtual Reality: What It Is And How It WorksImagine being able to point into the sky and fly. Or perhaps walk
through space and connect molecules together. These are some of the
dreams that have come with the invention of virtual reality. With
the introduction of computers, numerous applications have been
enhanced ...
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El Ninohas been a reoccurring phenomenon for centuries. Man has only started to realize how much of the worlds weather is effected by it. The term refers to an irregular warming of the seas surface. During the last 40 years there have been 10 significant occurrences. Most affecting the coast of ...
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Reality - What It Is And How It WorksImagine being able to point into the sky and fly. Or perhaps walk through space and connect molecules together. These are some of the dreams that have come with the invention of virtual reality. With the introduction of computers, numerous applications have been enhanced or created. The newest ...
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Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac"Physical Laws should have mathematical beauty." This statement was Dirac's
response to the question of his philosophy of physics, posed to him in Moscow in
1955. He wrote it on a blackboard that is still preserved today.[1]
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902-1984), known as P. A. M. Dirac, was ...
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The Uses of Laser BeamThe term laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A laser beam is a powerful, narrow, monochromatic and directional beam of electromagnetic radiation. Often, these beams are within the visible spectrum of light. A laser device excites the atoms in a lasing ...
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