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  • :This article is about plasma in the sense of an ionized gas. The ... In physics and chemistry, a plasma is one of the four principal states ...
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  • Electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) takes the form of ... various types, according to the frequency of the wave. These types include ...
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  • dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter ... White dwarfs are thought to be the final evolutionary state of all ...
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  • 7 (seven) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 6 and precedes 8. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...
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  • 200 books and articles in various fields of science. He was well versed ... Razi's portrait adorns the great hall of the Faculty of Medicine in ...
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  • established in 1945 for the purpose of securing world peace. It replaced ... As an organization of governments designed to prevent war between ...
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  • :This article is about the number three. {| class="infobox" ... 3 (three) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ...
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  • Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question of whether ... and synergetics. He also created a large number of inventions, mostly in ...
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  • KGB (transliteration of "КГБ") is the Russian-language ... functions and powers like those exercised by the United States' Central ...
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  • physicist. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically ... to physics include his special theory of relativity, which reconciled ...
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  • large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per ... century and was used with devastating effect by colonial powers against the ...
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  • Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting ... In the history of rock music, psychedelic rock is a bridge from early ...
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  • or "lucky") is the protagonist of a classic German legend who ... The historical origin of Faust's name and persona remains unclear ...
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  • that converts solar energy into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes ... " meaning electric, from the name of the Italian physicist Volta ...
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  • , Austro-Bavarian: Weăn,) is the capital of Austria, and also one ... Today Vienna is a center of European culture, with more than one hundred ...
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  • the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken ... Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the tenth ...
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  • island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...
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  • A laser (an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission ... The first working laser was demonstrated in May 1960 by Theodore Maiman ...
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  • used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms ... Chemically, DNA is a long polymer of simple units called nucleotides ...
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  • place_of_birth=Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England | ... who is generally regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential ...
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