Quotes for Science and Technology: Credits: http://www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/scen103/quotes.html The Good? 1. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ARTHUR C. CLARKE, The Lost Worlds of 2001. (Dutton) 2. Men are only so good as their technical developments allows them to be. GEORGE ORWELL, Inside the Whale and Other Essays, "Charles Dickens," 1940. (Columbia) 3. However far modern science and technics have fallen short of their inherent possibilities
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found that electrical current in certain materials could be increased when exposed to light. 66 years later, in 1905, we gained an understanding of Edmonds' work when the famous physicist Albert Einstein clearly described the photoelectric effect, the principle on which photovoltaic are based. In 1921 Einstein received the Nobel Prize for his theories on the photoelectric effect. Solar cells of practical use have been available since the mid 1950’s when AT&T Labs first developed 6% efficient silicon
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several hundred years there have been many great scientists that have come up with significant ideas and theories in the scientific field of gravitational research. These scientists include but are not limited to Aristotle, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein! Each one of these scientist have come along after another, using each other’s ideas to further expand the human species’ knowledge on gravity and how it works. They have each left a unique mark on the scientific community. The Greek philosopher
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corruption. Pornographic material and similar explicit content available on the internet tend to degrade humanity. Almost any song or movie you can think of can easily be pirated from the internet, making protecting copyright almost impossible. Albert Einstein once said “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots”, this quote is so precise, and it scares me. The internet is a great place for one to learn how to write an essay, but also
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STANDARD OIL TRUST Question 1: With reference to the levels and spheres of corporate power discussed in the chapter, how did the power of Standard Oil change society? Was this power exercised in keeping with the social contract of Rockefeller’s era? Answer: Standard Oil changed society in reference to levels and spheres of corporate power in terms of economic power by its ability to buy out competitors and close down refineries and on a deeper level it provided stability in the prices
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pornography in their possession. The music and film industries certainly did not foresee millions of internet users downloading their products and pirating them for free, occasionally even before they are released. Around a century ago when Albert Einstein studied on how the fundamentals of the universe worked, he could have never imagined that his work would be used to design weapons capable of destroying the entire earth. It seems that the dark minds of men in power always strive to build sinister
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future generations, whereby, making monumental contributions to the nation. Government and education were formed, transportation routes constructed, farming techniques were utilized and industrialism was born. Innovative ideas were shared by Albert Einstein, who migrated from Germany, a famous scientist who changed science with the theory of relativity. Alexander Graham Bell, a Russian immigrant who invented the telephone and changed communication. Immigration has always been a controversial and
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“War, what is it good for.” These words, sung by Edwin Starr, characterized American youth during the 70’s. The Vietnam war had been raging since 1955 and most Americans were sick and tired of reasons behind the conflict. As Muhammad Ali, who refused to engage in the Vietnam War, was immortalized with his quote “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Vietcong.” However, wars have existed in some form or other since the dawn of human history. Why do societies go to war, and what is the best explanation
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and strong enough to correct them. – John C. Maxwell 8. Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves. - E. Joseph Cossman 9. Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. – Albert Einstein 10. You can’t ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new. – Steve Jobs 11. Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory. – Fortune Cookie 12
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Does Wisdom Come with Old Age? Many centuries ago Sir Francis Bacon (1597) stated “knowledge is power”, and probably many people and scholars believed it is true, as we find some scholars such as (Drahos and Braithwaite 2002; Meredith 2007) who wrote many books and articles related to health and nursing and used such statement as a title. The 2012 American Educational Research Association( AERA) Annual Meeting entitled ““Non Satis Scire: To Know Is Not Enough,” addressed how to take what we know
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