Science & Technology Essays and Term Papers

A team of scientists led by J Robert Oppenheimer in 1942 sought to harness the power of the splitting atom. The United States, Britain, Canada, Russia and Germany raced to design the weapon that would reshape the art of warfare forever. Louis…

be underestimated. Through communication, animals are able to concentrate on finding food, avoiding their enemies, mating and caring for their young. The study of communication is a never ending fascination and a way to learn more about ourselves…

was a creative and influential mathematician. Born on December 10, 1815 to the romantic poet, Lord Byron, she entered a life of prestige and wealth. An active child, she enjoyed gymnastics, dancing, and horseback riding. But above all of that, she…

Charles Elton in 1927. He described the way plants get energy from sunlight, plant-eating animals get their energy from eating plants, and meat-eating animals get their energy from eating other animals. The idea of a chain means that all these animals…

in the area of an accident was trained in CPR and was able to keep an injured victim alive long enough for the paramedics to get to the scene. CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a technique of maintaining blood and oxygen flow through the body…

It causes fish and plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. It is a problem that we must all face and try to get rid of. However acid rain on it's own…

back thousands of years to the times of when doctors didn’t have many tools of medicine to cure the ill with. They would use plants, berries, roots, and event the barks of some trees to cure an ailment. In those times there wasn’t much background…

come to light. The technology, still in its infancy, has roused strong views in opposition. Supporters feel that, with the careful continuation of research, the technological benefits of cloning clearly outweigh the possible social consequences.…

disease. Yellow disease is an arbovirus called Flaviviridae, which is a small RNA virus which is transmitted by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes that can transmit the disease are the Aedes aegypti, Aedes africanus, and Haemagogus. Central America,…

in the world. In Canada there have been "14,500 AIDS cases reported and "50,000 Canadians" have come in contact with the virus. "5000" people become infected each year.(The Canadian AIDS Society 1997 [poster]) AIDS and HIV can affect…