Essays on Stephen Hawking

Introduction

A brief history of space travel In many ways the todays advances in space travel came into fruition by accident. During World War II the Nazi’s create and implement rockets as weapons against the British. These rockets flew over 3,500 miles per hour and had an arch of 60 miles high. (A Brief History, n.d). Following WWII, the Soviet Union began creating their own missile program (A Brief History, n.d). By 1957 the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite into space. They followed this up four years later by having Russian Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin ...

- STEVEN SPIELBERG Steven Spielberg is a brilliant writer and filmmaker aside from being among the richest businessman in the U.S. with earnings of $110 million in 2007. He is best known of writing, producing and directing movies which were mostly blockbuster hits and became classic through time. He is best known for his film “Jaw” (1975) which became a hit and gave birth to the tradition of summer blockbuster. He was also known for his film, “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial”, which aside from being another blockbuster hit, had also awaken the awareness of viewers on the possibility of other ...

If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Chicago. There are several reasons that I would choose this city. If I lived in Chicago, I would enjoy its active nightlife. Chicago is the heartbeat of the Midwestern United States, and offers unique, diverse employment opportunities. From the high-tech industry to fashion and the arts, the third-largest city in the US has quite a palette of possible career prospects. In a city like Chicago, I would network more with others who have the same interests. Lastly, access to more institutions of higher learning make Chicago a special metropolis would help ...

Since time exceeding back memory, people have had different views in as far as the existence of God and the universe are concerned. Theist believe that God exists and He is the creator of the universe while atheists, such as Stephen Hawking, are of the opinion that the existence of God is simply a delusion and that the universe is simply as a result of evolution through forces of nature. Each of these two opposing sides has come up with its own theories and arguments to support its view. These contrasting beliefs have had a significant impact on people’s way of ...

Aliens: Are They Out There?

The first important item to discuss when debating the issue of whether or not life exists in the universe other than on Earth is how alien life is defined. Some people focus on the idea that alien life will be intelligent, perhaps even more intelligent than our own. However, even a discovery of much smaller forms of life, imagine something roughly equivalent to the moss, bacteria, or ants that live on Earth would be a stunning discovery. Considering the size and vast variety of star systems in the universe or even our galaxy alone, it seems likely that alien life exists.

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Communication

Stephen Hawking and FDR: Coping with Disability It is interesting that both Stephen Hawking and Franklin D. Roosevelt are considered heroes to people with disabilities. Each of them has communicated much differently about their problems to the outside world. Franklin D. Roosevelt hid his disability from the public. On the other hand Stephen Hawkings is very public about his disability. His photographs can be found many places on the web and on the back covers of his books. Although the way the two men dealt with their contemporaries about their disabilities perhaps they each did what was best. ...

Introduction

The subject about time and how time travels is really very fascinating. What is time? What is time travel? Is time travel really possible? We naturally know what time is since we sense it every day but we cannot seem to completely define it. The question of time travel is also very hard to answer. A deeper question is to ask if time is real. Another is to know if time just moves into one direction only. Does time have a beginning or an end? Up to now, we have never truly answered these questions with great satisfaction. By merely ...

1. Bone-anchored hearing devices

a. This type of hearing aid is designed to enhance the individual’s ability to hear clearly. The device is surgically implanted: one part of it is attached to the skull, inside the head whilst another part is seen externally (Caversaccio & Kompis, 2011, p7).

b. It works by removing the need for the external auditory canal and the middle ear which in issues of hearing, have frequently become blocked; causing the problem in the first place (Caversaccio & Kompis, 2011, p3). The device causes vibrations throughout the bones, sending the correct sound waves to the brain to be ...

For far too long, humanity has been content with unquestioned faith in subjective knowledge passed down from generation to generation. This has been especially true on issues regarding the origins of our species and, indeed, the universe. However, in the last 100 years, a new culture has emerged. A culture rooted in the ideals espoused by such trailblazers as Bertrand Russell; a belief in scientific understanding of the world we live in and veneration of acquisition of knowledge. The human race is no longer content with fables and fairy tales. We want to know how, when and why our universe came ...