The suspicion of fraud is strong, and diverse and varied interests who fear of losing credibility and the dogmatic stance about the laws of physics are a major barrier.

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It was a major breakthrough in Physics.

UNESCO: Culture

Superfluids are also used to study the fundamentals of matter and test major tenets of quantum physics.

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It is no longer possible for a layperson to kind of follow along the major findings in psychology or physics or what have you the way they could have 50 years ago -- one because those fields are just so much larger and two because those fields have gotten so much more complex.

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During 37 years at NIST, Wineland has made a number of major contributions to the field of physics.

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This does not mean that every literature major should take a watered-down physics course or that a corporate lawyer should stay abreast of quantum mechanics.

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In fact, Mike has been a heavy benefactor in world class physics research, where his donations are making a major contribution to physic research and discoveries.

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"One of our major goals is to teach kids and adults about the physics that surround us, " Perez said.

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It contains many original manuscripts and rare copies of major works on history, literature, philosophy, law, astronomy, physics, chemistry, pharmacology, geography, music, mathematics, mineralogy, economy, fine arts, etc. written in Uzbek, Arabic, Farsi, Tajik, Urdu, Pushtu, Tatar, Azeri, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur and other languages.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

For GZA, a major challenge is convincing skeptics for whom hip-hop and an academic subject like physics seem incompatible.

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