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- Physics (25628 bytes)
2: ...rom which all ordinary matter is made ([[particle physics]]) to the behavior of the material [[Universe]] a...
4: ...cules, which are accurately described by areas of physics such as [[quantum mechanics]], [[thermodynamics]]...
6: ... physics and mathematics, known as [[mathematical physics]], devoted to developing the mathematical structu...
8: == Overview of physics research ==
10: === Theoretical and experimental physics ===
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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...[[tensile strength|stronger]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is tha...
5: ...s are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ... tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy containing too ...
11: ..., which is similarly soft and metallic but can dissolve considerably more carbon (as much as 2.04 wt% ...
15: ...the hot metal in [[water]] or [[oil]], cooling it so rapidly that the transformation to ferrite or per... - Sally Ride (1826 bytes)
1: ...a Savitskaya]] ([[1982]]), both from the former [[Soviet Union]].
5: ...[[general relativity]], and [[free-electron laser physics]]. She later became the first American woman in s...
7: ...nd Arms Control. Currently she is a professor of physics at the [[University of California, San Diego]].
9: Ride is the only person to serve on both panels investigating Shuttle ac...
13: ==See also== - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
5: ...nd studied [[chemistry]] and [[physics]] at the [[Sorbonne]], where she became the first woman to teac...
7: ...anation: that the pitchblende contained traces of some unknown radioactive component which was far mor...
9: ...ating the radioactive components, and eventually isolated initially the chloride salts (refining radiu...
11: ...es on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor [[Henri Becquerel]]". She was the first woman t...
13: ...radium isolation process, instead leaving it open so the scientific community could research unhindere... - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
1: ...Hodgkin''' [[Order of Merit|OM]] ([[May 12]], [[1910]]–[[July 29]], [[1994]]) was a British [[sc...
3: ... Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, displayed in the Royal Society, London]]
5: ...nabled it to be manufactured synthetically; and also those of [[cholesterol]], [[lactoglobulin]], [[fe...
7: ...in [[1976]] the [[Copley Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1965]] she was appointed to the [[O...
11: ... Biological Interest: A Volume in Honour of Professor Dorothy Hodgkin''. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
3: ...in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: ...n the [[Mark I Calculator]]. She was the first person to write a program for it. At the end of the wa...
9: ...to say that COBOL was based very much on her philosophy.
16: ...s]]'', he championed a joint [[resolution (law)|resolution]] in the [[United States House of Represent...
22: ''[[Grace Murray Hopper Park]]'', located on South Joyce Street in Arlington, Virginia, is a smal... - Lise Meitner (3907 bytes)
1: [[Image:Lise_Meitner.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lise Meitner]]
2: ...ist]] who studied [[radioactivity]] and [[nuclear physics]].
4: ...ely studying radioactivity, with her knowledge of physics and his knowledge of chemistry.
10: ... a phenomenon was completely unexpected; it took some study of the data and creative thinking to free...
12: ...ceived the Max Planck Medal of the German Physics Society, 1949. - Emmy Noether (2715 bytes)
5: ...]], was a distinguished mathematician and a professor at [[Erlangen]]. She did not show
9: ...t of a woman. Allowing her on the faculty would also mean letting her vote in the academic senate. Sai...
12: ...'s theorem are part of the fundamentals of modern physics, which is substantially based on the properties o...
20: ...s.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Noether_Emmy.html Emmy Amalie Noether]''". - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: ...ne of the few women to receive a [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].
3: ... and enrolled there in the fall. Among her professors were three [[Nobel prize]] winners: [[Max Born]...
5: ...ture. For this work she received a Nobel Prize in Physics in [[1963]] together with [[Eugene Paul Wigner]] ...
7: ...ely stable. This had been baffling scientists for some time. These numbers are called "[[Magic Numbers...
9: ... true of those that are dancing around clockwise; some twirl clockwise, others twirl counterclockwise.... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...in]], and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ...
8: ...e motive power for trains has been traditionally isolated in a locomotive, rather than in self-propell...
11: ...ase for the '''steam locomotive''', but still has some relevance.
13: ...idle trains do not waste expensive motive power resources. Separate locomotives mean that the costly ...
14: ...e other. At some times, locomotives have become obsolete when their cars are not, or vice versa. - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...]. These boundaries are not uncontroversial, with some claiming that the proper start of the scientifi...
3: ...on was called a [[natural philosophy|natural philosopher]]. Not only were there major theoretical and ...
7: ...different conceptions of what the revolution was; some of the rancor and cross-purposes in such debate...
29: The second list covers well under 100 years.
33: <blockquote>[One may reasonably judge that] [[William Gilbert|Gilbert]] and ... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
10: ...nificant advancement, leading to more uniform and sophisticated designs.
30: ...wined with the Japanese tea ceremony and Zen philosophy.
34: ...aries of ceramics, using it to make political and social statements.
36: Technological advancements have also influenced ceramic art. Digital tools and 3D prin...
46: ...on-metallic materials. Up until the [[1950s]] or so, the most important of these were the traditional... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...e liquid sugar onto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar wa...
20: ...o the addition of compounds such as [[soda ash]] (sodium carbonate).
22: ...have sections doped with [[Erbium]], which [[Fiber_amplifier|amplify]] transmitted signals by [[laser...
24: Amorphous SiO2 is also used as a [[dielectric]] material in [[integrated...
26: ...e]]. Obsidian collection is prohibited by law in some places (including the [[United States]]), but t... - Music (16462 bytes)
1: ... with the many cultures of the world.[[Image:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
16: ...e of sounds, gesture, and dance. [[Silence]] is also often considered an aspect of music, if it is con...
18: ...sic because it is the only aspect common to both "sound" and "silence."
20: ...king,' I intend not only actual performance but also how music is heard, understood, even learned." <s...
25: ...hich is a [[simultaneity]] of notes heard as some sort of unit; [[chord progression]] which is a [[suc... - Geography (8541 bytes)
1: [[Image:Environment_09.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://class...
4: [[Image:Ptolemys_system.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
5: ... this whether the cause is natural or human and also the consequences of those differences.
11: ...ely explore geography as a [[science]] and [[philosophy]]. Mapping by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]]s as ...
13: ...e solid theoretical foundations. This period is also known as [[Great Geographical Discoveries]]. By t... - Science (19868 bytes)
8: ...through which they exercise those powers, and the sources of those powers in terms of the thing's stru...
10: ...iences. Empiricist philosopher, [[Karl Popper]] also argued that certain [[verification]] is impossibl...
14: ...ity of a theory-independent observation language, so the very notion of testing theories with [[facts]...
16: ... real, and empiricism makes a crucial error of reasoning — the '''epistemic fallacy'''. This is ...
18: For more information, see [[Theories and sociology of the history of science]]. - Ocarina (3914 bytes)
2: ...h tube projects from it, often from the side. One sound hole exists, most often on the underside of th...
5: ...articular importance in [[China|Chinese]] and [[Mesoamerica]]n cultures (where they are often shaped a...
8: .... Technically, the cavity acts as a [[Helmholtz resonator]] (see below).
13: ...r pitched notes is not possible with the ocarina, so the range of pitches available is limited.
15: ...n produced through the sound hole. The tone can also be varied by changing the strength with which one... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...ic)|reed]]. A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or flautist.
3: Flute sounds are typically open and hollow as a result of ...
7: ... can be attributed to its simplicity and pleasing sound. A flute made from a [[mammoth]] bone, found i...
9: ...as flutes, even though the physics, technique and sound are similar.
14: ...pe may be either open or closed, depending on the sound desired. - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
12: ...iece and rest the body of the horn across his arm so that only one hand was needed to play and the oth...
14: ...ent, not simply limited to a harmonic series, and some of the great composers started to write concert...
21: ...te to note became increasingly precise. An early solution was simply to use a horn of higher pitch --...
32: ...weight makes it tiresome to play, and for this reason it is not widely used.
38: ...ola]] commercials. It has been said that the horn soli section in [[Brahms]]' first symphony was inspi... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: ...rument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
7: interrupting an airstream to produce [[sound]].
16: ...The chromatic harmonica|chromatic harmonicas]]) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide tha...
20: also in [[jazz]], [[classical music]], [[country music...
26: ...und out of the open back. Chromatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide. - Glaciology (3787 bytes)
3: ...], [[biology]], and [[ecology]]. The discipline also forms a part of physical [[geography]]. The prese...
11: ...uction of past glaciation. A glaciologist is a person who studies glaciers. A glacial geologist studie...
26: ... or cwm : Bowl shaped depression excavated by the source of a glacier.
27: ...p (deformation)|Creep]] : Adjustment to [[Stress (physics)|stress]] at a [[Molecule|molecular]] level.
30: ; [[Pyramidal peak|Horn]] : Spire of rock, also known as a pyramidal peak, formed by the [[headwa...
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