Physics Essays and Term Papers

changed our society's development forever with his views, theories, and developments. Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. He was the only son of Hermann and Pauline Kech Einstein. He spent his youth in Munich, where his family…

the positive charged ball in which there are negative charges placed - the "plum cake" model. So summing up whole a atom were to be neutral the In the years 1909-1911 Ernest Rutherford and his students - Hans Geiger (1882-1945) and Ernest Marsden…

years. The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong. The Moons phases are New Moon, Waxing Crescent, 1st quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last quarter and Waning Crescent. The average desktop computer is 5-10 times faster…

the 19th century that a current carrying conductor was surrounded by a magnetic field *Moving charges experience a force in a magnetic field Factors that effect the magnitude of force *F = ILBsinƒÖ Van Allen Radiation belts - example…

of charged particles *CRT - consist of evacuated glass tube containing two electrodes *High voltage is applied across electrodes - stream of negatively charged particles from cathode to anode *Structures built around the cathode (e.g. electric plates…

field, with gravity only force acting on it - moves in a parabolic shape *Measured in two independent dimensions oVertical - gravity effects oHorizontal - remains constant though-out motion *Galileo - formulas for projectile motion oS = UT - Horizon…

with landing people on Mars including (a) large distances, (b) food and water (c) shelter, (d) oxygen supplies, (e) what to take, (f) other costs, (g) other problems The problems associated with landing people on Mars is that, for starters, the…

harnessed the "power of the atom." We made atomic bombs and generated electricity by nuclear power. We even split the atom into smaller pieces called subatomic particles. But what exactly is an atom? What is it made of? What does it look like? How does…

are a part of everyday life, they are everywhere. CD's were first introduced in the early 1980's as a convienient way to store music. Now they are mainly used to hold music, data or computer software. CD's have become the standard medium for distributing…

up of a liquid Introduction In this experiment I am going to see the difference in the temperature of water that is being heated as time increases. Circuit Diagram Factors There are several different variables that I could have…