Marie Curie's contribution to physics was immense, not only in her own work, the importance of which was demonstrated by her Nobel Prizes, but because of her influence on future generations of nuclear physicists and chemists.
Family, class, region, and religion are now less robust indicators, and work is filling the gap, making it the most important fact about ourselves we mention when we meet people.
One in three of us meets most of our friends through work, two-thirds of us have dated someone at work, and a quarter of us meet our life partners there. Work is also becoming a more important indicator of identity.
Work is becoming too important for it to be of dubious quality. Work is a community, the place where we meet friends and form relationships, a provider of our social as well as our work life.
But what did it mean? The first breakthrough came when archaeologist Dr. Steve Bourget discovered a collection of bones at one of the most important Moche huacas.
Bog bodies are rare and important discoveries because they are so wonderfully preserved. The cold temperature, high acidity and anaerobic condition of the bog prevent decomposition.
The judges look for perfection: a glistening coat, an alert, active demeanor, correct proportions, coloring, and conformity to type. Stance is important too. The legs—all eight of them—should be upright and perfectly poised.
The judges look for perfection: a glistening coat, an alert, active demeanor, correct proportions, coloring, and conformity to type. Stance is important too. The legs—all eight of them—should be upright and perfectly poised.
The judges look for perfection: a glistening coat, an alert, active demeanor, correct proportions, coloring, and conformity to type. Stance is important too. The legs—all eight of them—should be upright and perfectly poised.
The judges look for perfection: a glistening coat, an alert, active demeanor, correct proportions, coloring, and conformity to type. Stance is important too. The legs—all eight of them—should be upright and perfectly poised.
France is expected to suspend pig-related imports as worries grow over the spread of a deadly swine virus. If the virus, rampant in the U.S., was to gain a foothold in Europe it could lead to huge economic losses.
France is expected to suspend pig-related imports as worries grow over the spread of a deadly swine virus. If the virus, rampant in the U.S., was to gain a foothold in Europe it could lead to huge economic losses.
France is expected to suspend pig-related imports as worries grow over the spread of a deadly swine virus. If the virus, rampant in the U.S., was to gain a foothold in Europe it could lead to huge economic losses.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
The latest movie in “The Hobbit” trilogy is likely to make arachnophobes squirm. That’s the hope of director Peter Jackson, whose own fear of spiders helped infuse some important scenes with creepy, crawly discomfort.
The latest movie in “The Hobbit” trilogy is likely to make arachnophobes squirm. That’s the hope of director Peter Jackson, whose own fear of spiders helped infuse some important scenes with creepy, crawly discomfort.