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    continued his work on atomic research through World War II. Werner Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany, 1901. During school he studied physics and mathematics in college. He finished college during 1923. He completed his Habilitation in 1924, at Göttingen. In 1937 Heisenberg married Elisabeth Schumacher. They have seven children, and live in Munich. In 1927, Heisenberg was appointed ordentlicher Professor of theoretical physics and head of the department of physics. During the same year he

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    got his Master of Arts degree in physics at the Duke University in 1937. Later on he then went to the California Institute of Technology and earned his Ph.D. in 1939. In World War II he worked on radar bombing systems at Bell Labs. In 1950 he was appointed a professor at Columbia

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    widely regarded as the number one key invention that activated the atomic bomb. Hahn is considered to be one of the most famous chemists of all time and the "father of nuclear chemistry." He also was admired by many modern scientist with many achievements, working methods and his integrity in chemistry and physics. During Hahn’s lifetime he was recognized by many scientists as one of the primary discoverers in chemistry and physics. He was the president and founder of the Max Planck Society. This

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    1904 to Justinian and Auguste Meitner Frisch. His father and mother were a painter and a concert pianist, respectively. Frisch’s aunt was Lisa Meitner, a physicist. Otto shared her love of physics and would later work with her and make an important discovery that was essential to the creation of the atomic bomb. Frisch came from a Jewish family, so when Adolf Hitler rose to power and started persecuting the Jews, it had a direct impact on his life. Frisch received most of his early education

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    Branson died June 7 in 1995, though his accomplishments proceeded to live on without him. Herman R. Branson received a B.S. from the Virginia State College in 1936, his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1939, and was Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemistry at Howard University. Branson’s dissertation for his Ph.D. included a description of his research results, The Differential

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    everything was visually there, but what it was made up of remained a thoughtless mystery. Today, this is why atomic theory is an important basis for the foundation of chemistry, physics, and various other scientific discoveries. Without atomic theory, the basic building blocks of the world would remain unclear, which would make understanding the study of science almost impossible. Atomic theory explains the idea that within the composition of matter, there exists numerous particles called atoms.

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    The History of Physics In order to attempt to trace the origins of the modern science that we now refer to as “physics,” we must begin with the origin of the term itself. Taken from the Greek word “physika” meaning growth or nature, physics most obviously began as the intelligent study of the human environment (Webster 393). From superstition and religious practices, the foundation of all other sciences was born. These concepts have subsequently grown into what we regard

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    he received a scholarship to the university of Pisa. This is where his knowledge of recent physics helped him get a doctorate. Then he took the position as a lecturer in mathematical physics at the university in Florence in Italy, but that’s not all he was big in the research of nuclear power. Enrico was the first person to split an atom on a football field. He also was one of the people to work on the atomic bomb that killed thousands of people but helped the US win the war. Enrico won a noble prize

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    Albert Einstein Essay

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    why we have forgiven Albert Einstein for releasing the equation to develop an atomic bomb (DiscoverMagazine.com). Instead, we remember him as one of the most influential outliers ever. Without his discoveries, science would not be what it is today. Under his wacky alabaster hair is one important brain, so important that it was stolen by scientists after he died. His theory of relativity, suggested that “the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and he showed that the speed

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    Important Discoveries in Physics Essay

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    Ideas in the subject of Physics are never absolute; it is a forever-changing topic. We think we have discovered everything there is to know about it, and then we find out something new that changes everything. That is one of the reasons physics is so interesting to learn about – there will always be something new. There are many very important discoveries in Physics. This paper will describe some of the discoveries. These discoveries are prevalent throughout history and in our daily lives. One

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