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him the cause of the complexes. What is more, Georg had an asthma, and later in his life he suffered also from heart insufficiency, states of anxiety, depression. Despite all above- mentioned and many other [...] Georg’s upbringing. His main occupations were in the area of poetry, music and architecture. He was also interested in sciencce subjects and he instilled this interest in his two youngest sons. Throughout [...] g teacher of young Georg was the physics and maths lecturer, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, who worked also in the astronomical observatory in the university. The time of studies was not easy for Lichtenberg
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known by the Italian Alessandro Volta (who is best known for his invention of the battery). Volta also claimed to have invented the device. However, it is unclear whether he had been familiar with Wilcke’s [...] took a completely different, and in some respect new, perspective: He explained that the result could also be explained with a one fluid theory, and thus the instrument’s be- havior was inconclusive in this
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in 1909, Mach was also very prominent in his times) and the proponents of a statistical inter- pretation (most notably Boltzmann) was not just based on physical issues but involved also deep philosophical [...] girl’s character, her world-view and love to science were shaped by her mother. The father, Pierre, had also the huge impact on Irene. Unfortunately, he died tragically on 19th April 1906 while he was trying [...] research in which she indicated the atomic mass of chlorine, gained from different materials. She was also interested in radioactivity. She worked out the equipment used to measure the radioactivity in the
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als who co-founded an anti-fascist movement in Paris. Despite her political engagements, they had also been very active in their scientific research. This was the reason why Irene had to stay at her desk [...] Even though sometimes their findings in the end turned out to be erroneous. And of course there were also stories about the moments when they had received their recognition – most no- tably the story when [...] to receive this honor. Incredibily, she was not only the first female to receive a Nobel Prize, but also the first person ever to receive a second Nobel Prize. But then these days of childhood were over
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girl’s character, her world-view and love to science were shaped by her mother. The father, Pierre, had also the huge impact on Irene. Unfortunately, he died tragically on 19th April 1906 while he was trying [...] research in which she indicated the atomic mass of chlorine, gained from different materials. She was also interested in radioactivity. She worked out the equipment used to measure the radioactivity in the [...] field of chemistry. It gave the new direction for the actions not only in physics and chemistry, but also in biology, medicine and technology. From 1936 Irene and Frédéric worked separately, because Joliot
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seen in the historical analysis both in Greek antiquity, as well as for the modern period. It can also be identified in the educational conceptions. The historical development of the concept of elements [...] elements were not what we call earth, fire, air, and water, but they are elementary principles (see also the background on the development of the Periodic Table). 2 Historical Background: Atoms Storytelling [...] atomic theory, apart from not ac- cepting the idea of empty space, which contradicted his theory. He also found the notion of an object being in permanent motion absurd. He opposed the atomic concept in its
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, New Zealand. There, he became a very active student, not only in science, but also playing for the rugby team. He also partic- ipated in the Dialectic Society (a student debating group) and the graduation [...] with JJ’s help, Rutherford obtained his first job as professor at McGill Uni- versity in Montreal, Canada. Finally, he was also able to marry his sweetheart, Mary, who had waited for him all this time [...] in 1909, Mach was also very prominent in his times) and the proponents of a statistical inter- pretation (most notably Boltzmann) was not just based on physical issues but involved also deep philosophical
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with JJ’s help, Rutherford obtained his first job as professor at McGill Uni- versity in Montreal, Canada. Finally, he was also able to marry his sweetheart, Mary, who had waited for him all this time [...] life oc- curred when he chose Professor J. J. Thompson (known as JJ by his students) at Cambridge Uni- versity’s Cavendish Laboratory as his doctoral su- pervisor. Cambridge had just instituted the new
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, New Zealand. There, he became a very active student, not only in science, but also playing for the rugby team. He also participated in the Dialectic Society (a student debating group) and the graduation [...] sensitivity from his mother. Education was very important to his par- ents. James Rutherford’s work was also very impor- tant to the development of his son’s personality. His father’s work required the family [...] they moved to Havelock in the Marlborough Sounds for flax- milling and finally, in 1888, to Taranaki, also for flax milling. At the age of 10, Ernest read his first science book and started performing his
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involved. Finally, we conducted the ex- periment on 150 seedlings. We were not only water- ing, but also fertilizing fifty of them. Another fifty were only watered. The last fifty were watered and fertilized [...] While he was looking for the medicine for Emma, he was working not only on the poultry extract, but also beef one. During the experiment, he no- ticed that the strained meet that was lying on the glasses