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These will be reports which are typed with double-spacing and 12 pt font. You will be expected to use correct English grammar and punctuation. Do not just list the answers, but put everything into proper sentence and paragraph form. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE text from the Internet. You should show that you have read and digested the material. Do not forget to include references to sources you used. Grades will be based upon how much you seemed to
have learned and communicated to the instructor. One page
obviously does not count very much. Make sure you
follow the general directions for the format, including that you are not
just listing the questions and answering them, but writing an essay of
substantial length.
Topic #1 Manhattan Project
What was the Manhattan Project?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwpgmEvlRpM
When did the
project take place? Where was the project located? Who were the key players in the project? Who was the youngest (famous,
PhD) physicist on the project? Who was
Robert J. Oppenheimer and what was his fate after the project 1980 PBS
Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZH-zPTi3Q8 What were the results of the project and how does this
project impact the world today? What is the
Doomsday clock and what time is it?
http://www.thebulletin.org/
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yUxqkUPVKE
What data/facts did you find interesting
about the Manhattan project? What did you learn that you did not know before?
Topic #2 Nobel Prizes in Physics Related to Interstellar
You might want to check out
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/. Who won this year's physics prize
(October 6 2020) and what for? What were the origins of the establishment of the Noble
Prizes. What fields are awarded Noble Prizes? What were the top five countries from which
physics Nobel winners
came. How many women have received Nobel prizes in physics? Has anyone received more than two physics prizes? What Nobel prizes
have been awarded in the last 30 years of direct relevance to
Interstellar? Pick and describe at length in your own words an area
awarded a Nobel Prize in physics during the last 20 years and which you find particularly
interesting.
Topic #3 The Dust Bowl
Go into more
detail about the 1930's Dust Bowl than we had in class.
What regions
were affected? What
positive things came about from that time. Who was
Woody Guthrie? What role did he play? Check out his family's
contributions to culture.
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