Physical Science

One of the most famous scientists of the late 19th to early 20th century was Alexander Graham Bell. He is most renowned as the inventor of the telephone, one of the main forms of communication today. But who was Graham…
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Yes. I think that it may well be possible to characterize a “Black Hole,” at least the very simplest one. In a recent publication it was noted that a model of the surface of “Black Holes” could only truly be…
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In physics, one of the most fundamental ideas needed to understand the universe is that of force. Understanding this concept is the first step to begin understanding the more complex ideas in physics and also getting a handle on its…
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The international inch is defined exactly as 25.4 mm At one time an ‘inch’ was a imprecise measurement. Often each town or region would have its own version, an this itself would change from time to time. Measures were, and…
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“What’s the go o’ that?” and “Show me how it doos!” are just two of the common outbursts which served to stimulate young James Clerk Maxwell’s curiosity about the way things worked. When he was older, his curious nature would lead…
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The radio spectrum is the lower portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.  The radio spectrum is below both the infrared spectrum and the visible spectrum.  The sections of the radio spectrum are called bands.  These bands are subdivided into frequencies and…
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Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy is intrinsic within the laws of nature and physics. It can be described as thus: that the order of things within the world, deteriorates over a period of time. In fact, the universe, as…
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Next to resistors and inductors,  the capacitor is one of the simplest of electronic components to understand. The capacitor is referred to as a static electrical charge device because it is comprised of two plates upon which either a surplus…
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Many time machines exist in the world today, but in many different senses. Here are just a couple of the awesome machines, some invented by humans and their intuitive minds, some naturally occurring in the universe. Here I will explain the scientific…
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Most of us have taken a photograph indoors, using the flash lamp built in to the camera.  When “Flash” mode is selected there’s usually a short delay before the camera is ready. That delay is caused by the electronics in…
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