------------------------------------------------- History of science and technology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For historical accounts of the development of science and technology‚ see history of science and history of technology. History of science | | Background[hide] * Theories/sociology * Historiography * Pseudoscience | By era[hide] * In early cultures * in Classical Antiquity * In the Middle Ages * In the Renaissance * Scientific revolution * Romanticism in science | By culture[hide]
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G) in 1837. The two men emigrated from England and Ireland and settled early in Cincinnati. They might never have met had they not married sisters: Olivia and Elisabeth Norris. (Britannica Encyclopedia‚ 2007) The business decision was made by their father-in-law to make the two men business partners. The company prospered during the 19th century. In 1859 sales reached one million dollars. By this point‚ approximately eighty employees worked for Proctor & Gamble. During the Civil War the company won
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A HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES* by Olivia C. Caoili** Introduction The need to develop a country’s science and technology has generally been recognized as one of the imperatives of socioeconomic progress in the contemporary world. This has become a widespread concern of governments especially since the post world war II years.(1) Among Third World countries‚ an important dimension of this concern is the problem of dependence in
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INTRODUCTION Science (Latin‚ scientia‚ from scire‚ “to know”)‚ term used in its broadest sense to denote systematized knowledge in any field‚ but usually applied to the organization of objectively verifiable sense experience. The pursuit of knowledge in this context is known as pure science‚ to distinguish it from applied science‚ which is the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge‚ and from technology‚ through which applications are realized. For additional information‚ see separate
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Memorandum To: From: Date: Re: Prof. Edward Rogoff Mr. Partha Mitra 12/11/2012 BMW AG: The Digital Car Project (A) Case Summary This case study presents how BMW‚ a German automobile‚ motorcycle and engine manufacturing company‚ is trying to reduce development turnaround time using new technologies. To build new development capability three areas of opportunities are emphasized‚ managing automotive development including exterior styling; process/organizational changes; and adapting
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Science and Mysticism: Are They Compatible? .Pat Duffy Hutcheon‚ Humanist in Canada (Winter 1996/97)‚ p.20-24. KEY TERMS: mysticism -- transcendentalism -- indeterminacy -- Chaos Theory -- systems emergence -- the anthropic principle -- explanations -- world view -- Cosmological Proof -- postmodernism -- scientific attitude -- contingent causality Much has been written in recent years to the effect that science‚ in its upper reaches‚ merges into mysticism. It is often said‚ by certain New Age
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Earth scientist. The study of Earth science deals with many fascinating and practical questions about our environment. Vllhat 1 forces produce mountains? Why is our daily weather so variable? Is climate really changing? How old is Earth‚ and how is it related to the other planets in the solar system? What causes ocean tides? 3 What was the Ice Age like? Will there be another? Can a successful well be located at this site? The subject of this text is Earth science. To understand Earth is not an easy
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Transaction Cost Advantage of Guanxi-Based Business Practices Stephen S. Standifird R. Scott Marshall The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical explanation of the perpetuation of China’s guanxi-based business practices. As a complement to the social embeddedness- and resource-based explanations‚ we seek to demonstrate the perseverance and relevance of guanxi in terms of the transaction cost advantages it offers. Specifically‚ we argue that guanxi-based business practices offer certain transaction
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guidelines for writing lab reports. You can upload your completed report with the upload tool in formats such as OpenOffice.org‚ Microsoft Word‚ or PDF. Alternatively‚ your teacher may ask you to turn in a paper copy of your report or to use a web-based writing tool. Lab Report Checklist Introduction Did you title your lab report? Did you state the purpose of the experiment? Did you state the question you posed before the experiment? Did you restate the hypothesis (or prediction)
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The Romance of HRM and Business Performance‚ and the Case for Big Science Toby D. Wall and Stephen‚ J. Wood Institute of Work Psychology University of Sheffield‚ UK The Romance of HRM and Business Performance: The Case for Big Science Abstract It is often assumed that research over the last decade has established an effect of human resource management (HRM) practices on organizational performance. Our critical assessment of existing studies finds that‚ while collectively they have
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