Einstein, intelligent or ignorant? This is a question many people ask, but do not take the time to research whether he was intelligent or ignorant. Einstein received his doctorate in 1905 for writing his papers titled "A New Determination Of Molecular Dimensions." Einstein is known very w...

Born on April 22, 1904 into a wealthy, New York, Jewish family with German decent, Oppenheimer quickly began to show signs of his ingeniousness. He attended Harvard as a 17 year old, graduating in 1925 after "intellectually looting the place". Oppenheimer then studied abroad at Englan...

Nuclear non-proliferation, arms limitation, arms control, deterrence, international security, de-militarization ...civilian and government agencies alike have wrestled with how to define and resolve issues of possession and use of nuclear weapons. The issues involve power struggles over which nation...

As technology advances, so do the implications of what we do with it and how we use it. The initial motive of aerial warfare was tactical bombing; however, through advancement, it has transitioned into incorporating innocent civilians as targets as well. Scientists went from breeding animals and pla...

Throughout this course, there were many eras as well as events that were dissected and examined, resulting in great findings of the history of the world. One specific theme that seemed to be recurrent in many events and time periods is that of war and violence. This was seen through the effects of W...

There are a very large amount of smart and genius like people spread around the world. Although very smart they some times do not use their knowledge to their ability. Albert Einstein was an individual who many consider a genius, but many also question if he used that knowledge to the fullest of h...

In a time of crisis, it is natural human nature to point the finger of the blame at whomever is the closest. However, it is one thing to merely think it, but an entirely different thing to publish your speculations. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, all fingers have been pointed at the Mus...

There has been a long standing debate on why the atomic bomb was used to defeat Japan. The threat of Russian advancement in Europe and in Asia was enough to worry the top officials in the United States and British governments. Wherever the Russians moved through they took for themselves. The i...

When many people hear the name Albert Einstein, they say, "Ooh what did he do, write a bunch of stuff on a chalkboard, prove to some scientists that he was right, and then star in a Pepsi commercial? Well, I'm here to tell you that he did much more than that, (even though I really li...