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Scientists
This category is for questions about the people who apply the scientific method to solve problems, introduce new concepts, and strive to explain the natural world.
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What made neil degrasse Tyson famous?
Imagine having one of the world's most famous scientists ask you to attend one of the most prestigious universities in the country. Wait, there's more. You're 15 years old, he's Carl Sagan, a world-renown astronomer, and the school is Cornell University. Well, that is exactly what happened to Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium.
Dr. Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City on October 5, 1958. His parents were Cyril and Sunchita Tyson. Cyril was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for a New York City Mayor, and Sunchita was a gerontologist. Neil attended the Bronx High School of Science and passionately studied astronomy. He made a name for himself in the astronomy community by giving lectures at the age of 15
1. Nuclear airplane
2. Nuclear rocket
3. Nuclear electrical power plant
If a scientist finds new evidence that contradicts a law or hypothesis then?
There are several things which follow such a discovery. First, the scientist would want to publish the findings so that other scientists could examine the evidence as well, and see if they can also observe a contradiction with a previously accepted law or hypothesis, or whether they will discover some error in the methodology, or will be unable to reproduce the phenomenon. Secondly, if the evidence is found to be reliable, it will be necessary to come up with a new hypothesis or law that is consistent with the new evidence, and which can replace the old hypothesis or law, subject to continued testing and observation.
How did lavoisier wife help him to communicate the results of his experiments?
Marie Paulze Lavoisier was instrumental in bringing his experiments to publication as she translated documents and illustrated his scientific texts with incredible competence and efficiency.
to explain recently observed phenomena
Which tool allows scientist to see atoms on the surface of a metal?
electron microscope
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What might cause scientist to change a scientific theory?
Theories are ideas, educatied ideas, but still only ideas. A scientist may change a scientific theory if new facts or information are found, if other scientists' review find errors, if attempts to apply the theory are unsuccessful, or if they see that the calculations are wrong when they double check them, and so then they would retest and rewrite their theory to correct the errors.
Science is testing a belief with the means to disprove it and being unable to do so.
Scientific Fact = something that has yet to be disproved.
What does the name tesla mean?
A tesla is a unit of magnetic flux density, named for Nicolai Tesla. It is also a relatively common Croatian surname.
Because phrases like "the leg bends backward" or "the arm moves swiftly forward" are not very precise, scientists ad doctors use special terms that accurate describe how a muscle does it's job.
The scientific theory should be changed.
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When trying to solve a problem what does a scientist do with things learned from other scientists?
A scientist uses the information as a beginning for solving a problem.
The first must be inaccurate because you are sure the second results are correct.
