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Atmospheric Pressure and altitude
From the companion website to several recent NOVA programs on Mt. Everest. This page looks at the effects of air pressure at high altitudes.
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Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
CASE conduct research, teach courses and offer advice in the areas of space, aviation, high altitude, remote, dive and hyperbaric medicine. Tthe study of human systems stretched to breaking point in ...
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Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911 - 1988) during the war (at M.I.T.) was responsible for three important radar systems - the microwave early warning system, the Eagle high altitude bombing system, and a ...
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Speed of Sound
A great explainer site about how the speed of sound is calculated and how it changes with temperature and altitude.
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High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
This is a NASA site that is an archive of data, images etc to do with high energy astronomy, studying everything from black holes to the Big Bang.
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Pressure Under High Heels
A short discussion on high heels and the increased pressure they give. Contains links to various related articles.
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High Energy Physics Websites
Lots of links to information, experiments etc... related to high energy physics.
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Welcome to the ChemTeam A Tutorial for High School Chemistry
A useful site covering high school chemistry aspects in great detail, lots of useful links. Useful if studying College Level chemistry with physics.
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A Brief History of High-Energy Astronomy
A list of many important dates in the history of high-energy astrophysics and astronomy, with particular emphasis on those related to space-based observatories to observe cosmic sources.
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Ernest Orlando Lawrence
Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901 - 1958) invented the cyclotron, a device for accelerating nuclear particles to very high velocities without the use of high voltages.
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