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Hace 22 horas · Portrait of Paul Dirac by Clara Ewald (1939). Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS (/ d ɪ ˈ r æ k /; 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was an English mathematical and theoretical physicist who is considered to be one of the founders of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He is credited with laying the foundations of quantum field theory. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics ...
Hace 22 horas · v. t. e. Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions. [1] It has applications in many fields of social science, used extensively in economics as well as in logic, systems science and computer science. [2] Initially game theory addressed two-person zero-sum games, in which a participant's gains or losses are exactly ...
Hace 22 horas · The English word Germany derives from the Latin Germania, which came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it for the peoples east of the Rhine. The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ('the German lands') is derived from deutsch (cf. Dutch), descended from Old High German diutisc 'of the people' (from diot or diota 'people'), originally used to distinguish the language of the ...
Hace 22 horas · Social Detail of a gold glass medallion with a portrait of a family, from Alexandria (Roman Egypt), 3rd–4th century (Brescia, Museo di Santa Giulia). One of the primary functions of the family involves providing a framework for the production and reproduction of persons biologically and socially. This can occur through the sharing of material substances (such as food); the giving and ...
Hace 22 horas · According to Isaac Asimov, "Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology." Robert A. Heinlein wrote that "A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present ...
Hace 22 horas · The Catholepistemiad (1817–1821) The University of Michigan traces its origins to August 26, 1817, when it was established in the Territory of Michigan as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, through a legislative act of the territory.The territorial act was signed into law by acting governor and secretary William Woodbridge, chief justice Augustus B. Woodward, and judge John ...
Hace 22 horas · Columbia University. / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194. Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, [6] is a private, Ivy League, research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher ...
