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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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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1968/alvarez-bio.html

Isolated System

An isolated system implies a collection of matter which does not interact with the rest of the universe at all - and as far as we know there are no such systems in reality.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/conser.html#isosys

The Science of Audio Systems

This guide to home audio systems covers a lot of different areas including speaker design and motors.

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http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/4/physics/audio/index.html

Conservation Of Momentum

The momentum of an isolated system is a constant. The vector sum of the momentum of all the objects of a system cannot be changed by interactions within the system.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/conser.html#conmom

The solar system

Very descriptive site, answers many questions about the solar system. Lesson plans provided. An interactive site where users can learn about the solar system and other space related topics.

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http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/trading-top-level.html

How Car Cooling Systems Work

A brief description of how Car Cooling Systems work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/cooling-system.htm

Solar System Live

The Solar System Live, the interactive Orrery of the Web. You can view the entire Solar System, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars). Controls allow you to set time and date, ...

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http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html

A brief description of how Operating Systems work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. Structure, POST (Power On Self Test), bootstrap loader, management of processor, memory, ...

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm