“Good morning. I’m happy to see everyone was able to attend what will not doubt become an event of immense scientific importance. Today I have the privilege to introduce Dr. Martin Euler, Head of Particle Physics at Plainfield University and committee member of the Quantum Research Consortium. As you are all aware, Dr. Euler has made incredible advances in the development of a new version of the quantum microscope which has come to be known as the Euler Quantum Scope. With this new device, we’ve been able to see extraordinarily detailed images of the quantum world which a short time ago, we wouldn’t have thought possible. Though this has allowed us to validate and make significant improvements in our understanding of quantum mechanics, our limited resources have prevented us from acquiring the necessary power to see beyond our current scope. Now, with the completion of this new facility and the gracious cooperation of Pacific Gas & Electric, we have procured enough power to fully utilize the Euler scope. So without further ado I’d like to introduce Dr. Martin Euler.” The twelve members of the audience stood in unison and applauded Dr. Euler’s outstanding achievement. The group of scientist were mostly composed of members of the Quantum Research Consortium as well as a couple of Dr. Euler’s closest colleagues. “Thank you Dr. Neumann. Good morning. If everyone would please take their seats. We have just accessed the power grid and are now activating the quantum scope. In a moment the monitor next to me will present to you the nucleus of the hydrogen atom we will be exploring.” Moments later the screen lit up and displayed an orange colored circle surrounded by an area of black. Within the circle were a network of thin thread li... ... middle of paper ... ...said Dr. Euler. “I can’t explain it but every time we scale down there is an exponential drop in the power requirements.” Again Dr. Euler made the necessary adjustments to the quantum scope and the screen displayed a new image. A feeling of shock spread through the room as each member of the group fully realized just what it was they were seeing. In front of them was a blue sphere with white, green and brown marbling. To the left, off in the distance, a brilliant, radiating ball of light. “Is this some sort of trick?” shouted one of the consortium members. “No” responded Dr. Euler “By all indications the scope is working properly. “This is no trick.” Said Dr. Droste. “The maps I accessed earlier are star charts of the known universe. Though I hesitate to say it, that does seem to be an image of the earth. It appears as if we are somehow looking at ourselves!”
In Alan Lightman’s, “Our Place in the Universe,” he describes his experiences in the Greek Isles explaining how meek it made him feel to be surrounded by the vast ocean with no land in sight except a small strip of brown in the distance. Great thinkers throughout history, have been exploring the visible variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, though the greatest of these are size, from the smallest atom to gargantuan stars. These massive differences in size change the way we view ourselves in the universe. (470) Garth Illingworth, from the University of California, has studied galaxies more than 13 billion light years away from us.
Today, as we were working to prepare the land to grow food, we discovered certain artifacts. There were odd things. We found other lights like the one that I created, but there were some different things that I did not recognize. I used some of the manuscript...
The next year he assembled a group of some of the best theoretical physicists in the country to
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French author and playwright Albert Camus once said, “He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool.” In the The Stranger and The Guest this philosophy is expanded on by demonstrating how those who do not conform to society are isolated, and portrayed as a threat to society because of their unique beliefs.
...at this book should be included with all works that hold a high literary merit. This book appeals to a wide scope of people; it relates the complicated aspects of physics in a manner that can be understood by much of the general public. More than that, this novel gives the reader a glimpse into Feynman himself. The reader can now see how he thinks and functions, additionally, it allows the reader to preview what it may have been like to be in one of Feynman’s classes. This man is considered a modern day genius, and just the chance to further see what he is actually like, is something that allows for this book to be valued more highly.
From the day Pierre met Marie at a friend’s house, he was smitten. Together the scientific couple published over thirty papers on radioactivity. They could have become rich by patenting their process of extracting radium, but the Curies refused to do so. They were generous. They thought that scientific research should not be hidden but belong to everyone (Bailey). The Curie’s work, which dealt with changes in the atomic nucleus, led toward the modern understanding of the atom as an entity that can be split to release enormous energy (“Marie and Pierre Curie”).
Informative Speech Scientists Einstein and Heisenberg A. Introduction My Speech is about the scientists who had the main influence on our current time and have shaped our contemporary view of the world (Also called in Theology the "Zeitgeist"). I have chosen two of them who are in many ways just opposites. One is extremely famous and the other is almost unknown, except to specialists. The most famous is, of course, Albert Einstein.
Stemming from the first years of the 20th century, quantum mechanics has had a monumental influence on modern science. First explored by Max Planck in the 1900s, Einstein modified and applied much of the research in this field. This begs the question, “how did Einstein contribute to the development and research of quantum mechanics?” Before studying how Einstein’s research contributed to the development of quantum mechanics, it is important to examine the origins of the science itself. Einstein took much of Planck’s experimental “quantum theory” research and applied it in usable ways to existing science. He also greatly contributed to the establishment of the base for quantum mechanics research today. Along with establishing base research in the field, Einstein’s discoveries have been modified and updated to apply to our more advanced understanding of this science today. Einstein greatly contributed to the foundation of quantum mechanics through his research, and his theories and discoveries remain relevant to science even today.
The discovery that we can make photons act strongly together could make developing quantum computers a lot easier. this discovery is the most recent of the five having only happened last year. Normally photons don't interact “Getting photons to stick together is not easy because they normally pass through each other without interacting”(Johnson), but...
Scientists from earlier times helped influence the discoveries that lead to the development of atomic energy. In the late 1800’s, Dalton created the Atomic Theory which explains atoms, elements and compounds (Henderson 1). This was important to the study of and understanding of atoms to future scientists. The Atomic Theory was a list of scientific laws regarding atoms and their potential abilities. Roentagen, used Dalton’s findings and discovered x-rays which could pass through solid objects (Henderson 1). Although he did not discover radiation from the x-rays, he did help lay the foundations for electromagnetic waves. Shortly after Roentagen’s findings, J.J. Thompson discovered the electron which was responsible for defining the atom’s characteristics (Henderson 2). The electron helped scientists uncover why an atom responds to reactions the way it does and how it received its “personality”. Dalton’s, Roentagen’s and Thompson’s findings helped guide other scientists to discovering the uses of atomic energy and reactions. Such applications were discovered in the early 1900’s by using Einstein’s equation, which stated that if a chain reaction occurred, cheap, reliable energy could b...
Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost all living people. While most of these do not understand this mans work, everyone knows that his impact on the world is astonishing.
...t is that human reasoning abilities have allowed mankind to develop a virtual telescope far beyond the reach of our newest space viewing technologies. With this theory, humans come closer to realizing our place within the multiverse and the uniqueness of our own universe. The conflicting ideas, though difficult to prove one way or another, provide an impetus that will stimulate further research into this field, opening new doors and potentially useful technologies that could further humans’ understanding of everything on which our knowledge rests.
Finally in 2012 Feynman’s thought-experiment had been accurately carried out by a team of researchers. The team managed to “show a full realization of Feynman’s thought experiment and illustrate key features of quantum mechanics: interference and the wave-particle duality of matter.”