Have you ever wondered what scientists use to test diseases on? Scientists use the “immortal cells” of cancer victim Henrietta Lacks to test various diseases and infections. Science, a never ending quest of destruction and salvation, throughout history many historical figures such as Henrietta Lacks, Douglas Mawson, and Phineas Gage have sacrificed much to feed it’s endless hunger. Science is like a great and powerful king that shall never be slain, it forever saves it’s people but at the same time
.) What was the major contribution of Henry Cavendish to the universal law of gravitation? Henry Cavendish’s major contribution to the universal law of gravitation was the Cavendish Experiment to measure gravitational constant. The Cavendish experiment uses two small but equal masses at the ends of a light, rigid, horizontal bar that is hanging on a wire and is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. The wire acts as a torsion pendulum. After placing two larger objects next to the smaller, suspended
of Henry Cavendish Background Henry Cavendish was born October 10, 1731 to Lord Charles Cavendish and Lady Anne Grey-Cavendish in the city of Nice, France. Nice is located on the south-east side of France near the Ligurian Sea coastline, which is now commonly known as the French Riviera. Both of Henry’s parents were descendants of English dukes and had considerable wealth and stature in the British community. However, Lady Anne had significant health issues which made Lord Cavendish move his wife
inventors and innovators, there were also the publicists and writers without whom no one would know or understand the new ideas of the time. One such person was Margaret Cavendish who was born and raised in England. She received the same education that a lady during her time did. However, due to her husband, Sir Charles Cavendish, she was exposed to the world of science. The subject intrigued her so much that she ended up publishing her own theory on atoms. Though her atomic theory contains many scientific
Although Prof Cook had already pointed the direction of my research objective, however, I did not have a clear picture about it. He wanted to explore microscopic effects of the relativity in molecular levels – which meant to find out the difference of interactions within a molecule with or without relativistic considerations. Moreover, when problems arising from computing the interaction between objects, even only considering Newtonian effects, mathematics was not that powerful, which could not derive
Henry Cavendish was a well known scientist during the 1700’s. He is most famous for the discovery of hydrogen, although he calculated the characteristics of many gases, and the structure of air in the atmosphere. Henry Cavendish was an english physicist and chemist, a son of Lord Charles Cavendish, he was born at nice, France Oct. 10, 1731. He later died at the age of 79 on died February 24, 1810 in London, England. At age 11, Cavendish attended school at hackney in 1742 and later went to peterhouse
I wanted to learn, I wanted to help and I wanted to contribute. “I wonder,” I said, “if I can come here more often and put my hands on it too.” “You’ll need to get a permit from the lab.” The more I visited, the more I wanted to get involved. I sent an application for a permit as a volunteer working with Ying and couldn’t wait till the permit was granted. At the beginning, after completing household chores I rode my bike to the lab for a few hours each time. As the days went on, I stayed longer
(1623) Birth of Margaret Cavendish: Margaret Cavendish was an English noblewoman born in 1623 to a wealthy family. Cavendish was born in Essex, England where she was taught of “feminine arts” at home. In 1643, she went to court to be a maid of honor to Queen Henrietta Maria during the English civil war (Blackwell). A year later, due to exile, Henrietta Maria fled to Paris with Cavendish by her side. While in Paris, Cavendish found her future husband, William Cavendish, who she married at the end
Bananas The banana plant, or Musa acuminata, is one of the most important fruiting plants on Earth. This plant belongs to the Musaceae family, also known as the “banana family”. The genus Musa refers to “large herbaceous flowering plants” with fruit that is usually elongated and curved, with a yellow, purple, or red rind covering soft starchy fruit (Merriam-Webster). Banana plants are often mistaken for trees, because their “false stem” or pseudostem resembles a tree trunk. However, trees are dicots
In the long gallery of Hardwick Hall there are portraits of people from the Cavendish family. Bess married Sir William Cavendish and had eight children by him. She insists even in her final identity to exhibit everything she was, everything she is connected to. The purpose of this being so she can be however she wants to be; Hardwick, Cavendish, St Loe or Shrewsbury. Above Hardwick are two letters ‘E.S’ Elizabeth Shrewsbury. The person she will be remembered