10 Famous Scientists and Their Contributions - Discover Magazine
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Get to know the greatest scientists in the world. Learn how these famous scientists changed the world as we know it through their contributions and discoveries. By Gemma Tarlach, Nathaniel Scharping, Lacy Schley, Bill Andrews, Eric Betz, Carl Engelking, Elisa Neckar, Ashley Braun, and Mark Barna. Oct 19, 2023 1:45 PMOct 19, 2023 1:43 PM.
20 Brilliant Quotes From Albert Einstein, the Theoretical Physicist …
WEBMar 14, 2023 · A solar eclipse in 1919 was the watershed moment for his career, when one of his general relativity predictions was confirmed by astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington. Einstein went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect — not for relativity, ironically.. Needless to say, Einstein didn't require much of an introduction to the American public by ...
Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Robinson Projection. This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a much more gentle oval. The map was an attempt at a compromise between distorting the …
A Complete Dinosaur Timeline to Extinction: How Long Did They …
WEBJun 21, 2023 · The dawn of dinosaurs began with the Permian mass extinction, also known as the Great Dying.This event, around 252 million years ago, killed more than 90 percent of life on Earth at the time. Scientists are unclear on what actually caused this mass die-off (warming temperatures and volcanic activity likely played a role) but it is widely recognized as the worst extinction ever to have occurred.
Aqueducts: How Ancient Rome Brought Water to Its People
WEBOct 26, 2020 · The Roman aqueducts were a crowning technological achievement of the ancient world. Rome’s first aqueduct was built in 312 B.C., and many more would be built over the next five centuries. They didn’t invent the idea of using aqueducts to move millions of gallons of freshwater, though. The Assyrians, Greeks, Egyptians and more had all used ...
What Is the Scientific Mystery Behind the Bermuda Triangle?
WEBJan 4, 2024 · The Bermuda Triangle has been the site of a number of high-profile and still-mysterious naval and aviation disappearances. But that those disasters are the result of anything sinister, as opposed to the logical conjunction of environment and statistics, is extremely doubtful. Still, a number of people have proposed scientifically valid ...
Why Did Darker and Lighter Human Skin Colors Evolve?
WEBJan 28, 2019 · From Light to Dark to Varied. A range of skin colors evolved at different times, in different populations, as human spread across the globe. In addition to these genetic biological changes, groups have also developed cultural adaptations to deal with variable sunlight. For instance, we can consume diets rich in folate and vitamin D.
The Fall of the Aztec Empire: What Really Happened in the Battle …
WEBAug 13, 2021 · In 1521, Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés completed the invasion of Mexico’s most powerful empire. His glorified tale starts out with just a few hundred Spaniards landing near Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, and includes everything from the supposed betrayal of a Nahua women against her own people to the Spanish overcoming a vastly larger Aztec army in one of the biggest cities of the ...
Schrödinger’s Cat Experiment and the Conundrum That Rules …
WEBMay 5, 2021 · The scenario involving Schrödinger’s dead — or undead — cat in a box involves a thought experiment to describe how the state of electrons might conceivably affect something much larger, in the macro world. He created it in response to a theory of quantum mechanics by other physicists called the Copenhagen interpretation to show the ...
Just How Intelligent Are Dolphins? | Discover Magazine
WEBMar 26, 2021 · The first scientific attempts to assess dolphin intelligence in a serious way came in the 1950s and 1960s with John Lilly, a scientist that studied bottlenose dolphin vocalization. Lilly’s early work laid the groundwork for studying dolphin brains and intelligence. The trouble is, the questionable ethics of some of his experiments often ...
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