Famous Quotations

Oppenheimer is famous for saying "Physicists have known sin".

This was a reference to the first ever nuclear weapon detonation.

Vikings spoke Old Norse, which was a Germanic language spoken by the Norse people during the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries). Old Norse eventually evolved into the modern Scandinavian languages such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

American poet Maya Angelou said the quote "The market swings like the market does, the pendulum swings like the pendulum does."This quote is a reference to the fluctuating nature of the economy and life in general.

It is not so much that permafrost is good, as losing permafrost is bad. Permafrost keeps gases like carbon dioxide trapped within its frozen depths; when permafrost thaws, that gas is released, exacerbating global warming. Further, permafrost develops its own ecosystem which is destroyed when the permafrost is destroyed through thawing. The loss of all permafrost would mean the extinction of a lot of species.

It means that your loyalties are more likely to lie with those related to you (family) than with strangers. The definition of "family" can be extended to mean close friends or even your work environment.
Friends or allies have stronger bonds then those of a family. The blood refers to a blood covenant or becoming blood brothers. Where as the water refers to the womb, those born from the same family.

The quote "A girl should bury her heart so deep in God that a boy has to go through God to get it" originated from a sermon by Troy J. Edwards titled "Dear Daughter." Edwards is a pastor and author known for his inspirational messages and teachings on faith and relationships.

Biotechnology in India can be seen as a boon because it has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. It can lead to the development of new medical treatments, crop varieties that are more resistant to pests and diseases, and cleaner industrial processes. However, there are also concerns about ethical issues, intellectual property rights, and the potential for misuse of biotechnology, which could be considered a bane.

Alonzo Newton Benn was an American mathematician known for his work in graph theory and network analysis. He made significant contributions to the study of Ramsey theory and combinatorics. Benn also co-authored several influential papers in the field of discrete mathematics during his career.

Yes, the handle on a basket is often referred to as a bail. It is a common term used to describe the handle that is typically attached to the sides of the basket for carrying or hanging purposes.

The average flight speed of a European swallow is around 20 miles per hour.

Some examples of epithets include "Alexander the Great," "Catherine the Great," "Ivan the Terrible," and "Richard the Lionheart." These are descriptive phrases or nicknames that highlight a specific trait or characteristic of the individual.

I believe the AC clutch will engage if the defrost is selected. You can add haet but the dryer on AC is used to remove moisture in the air for the defrost application. Try changing to floor heat and see if compressor goes off.

"Rocks my world" is an informal expression that means something excites or impresses someone greatly, making a significant impact on their life or emotions. It implies that the person feels deeply affected or moved by whatever is "rocking their world."

Nicholas Copernicus is famous for his heliocentric theory of the solar system, which proposed that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. This theory revolutionized the understanding of the universe and challenged the prevailing geocentric model. Copernicus's work laid the foundation for modern astronomy and had a profound impact on scientific thought.

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

the masses of the same volume of different gases (at the same temperature and pressure) corresponds to the relationship between their respective molecular weights. by unknown that's me

Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist known for her work in determining the structure of DNA through X-ray diffraction studies. Her data, obtained without her knowledge, played a crucial role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA by Watson and Crick.

conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

No. Rosalind Franklin was not married and had no kids.

The Earth is an oblate ellipsoid-a sphere slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator. The distance around the Earth at the equator is 24,902 miles (40,075 kilometers). The distance around the Earth through the poles is 24,860 miles (40,008 kilometers).

The full rhyme is 'I before E except after C', but sounding like 'ay' as in 'neighbour' or 'weigh'. NO, it's

i before e except after c, WHEN the sound is ee (as in meet).

The EE sound and the C are important but don't expect there to be NO exceptions: you might think of seize, as well as protein and caffeine: -ein and -(e)ine refer to their chemical classifications. Then there's species.

Plurals of words like fancy-fancies are not thought of as exceptions, as you wouldn't expect anyone not to follow the rule that vowel+y=>ys monkey/s,while consonant+y=>ies

Otherwise, the normal pronunciation of ei is as in vein. Then there's heifer, as [heffer] and leisure the same - though Americans say lee-.

Biochemistry is all about the chemistry which goes on within living things!

Because chemistry is all about atoms and molecules etc biochemistry is at a molecular level.

For example, biochemistry could be the way DNA replicates within a cell and it investigates how it does so and what contributes.

The majority of Biochemistry is about the intricate goings-on inside cells.

Hope this helps!

You made a decision of some kind. Now you have to deal with the results of your decision. In other words, the uncomfortable place you now find yourself in is the result of your own choices.

It means he is responsible for the situation so he should have to deal with it.
This expression means, now that you have created this situation, you must take responsibility for it. :>)