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  2. The Lorax - Wikipedia

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    The Lorax exemplifies Dr Seuss’s views on climate change and pollution, teaching children about the importance of doing their part to protect the environment (in this case, Truffula trees.) Dr. Seuss singled out The Lorax as his personal favorite of his books – in it, he managed to create an engaging story highlighting how economic growth ...

  3. Ludwig Boltzmann - Wikipedia

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    Boltzmann's most important scientific contributions were in the kinetic theory of gases based upon the Second law of thermodynamics. This was important because Newtonian mechanics did not differentiate between past and future motion , but Rudolf Clausius ’ invention of entropy to describe the second law was based on disgregation or dispersion ...

  4. List of physics awards - Wikipedia

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    American Physical Society: Achievements in physics by undergraduate students United States: Leo Szilard Lectureship Award: American Physical Society: Accomplishments by physicists in promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society United States: Lilienfeld Prize: American Physical Society: Contributions to physics United States: Maria ...

  5. Physics - Wikipedia

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    For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of technologies that have transformed modern society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons; [2] advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization; and ...

  6. The Lorax (TV special) - Wikipedia

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    The Lorax was released on VHS in 1994 as part of a CBS Video four-tape package called "Dr. Seuss Sing-Along Classics". [3]In 2003, Universal Studios Family Productions got the rights to the original 1972 TV special, and Universal released The Lorax on DVD under its home video label, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, with newly remastered picture and sound.

  7. The Lorax (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Lorax (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax) is a 2012 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. The film is the second screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss ' 1971 children's book The Lorax following the 1972 animated television special .

  8. Theoretical physics - Wikipedia

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    Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics , which uses experimental tools to probe these phenomena.

  9. Paul Dirac - Wikipedia

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    Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born at his parents' home in Bristol, England, on 8 August 1902, [43] and grew up in the Bishopston area of the city. [44] His father, Charles Adrien Ladislas Dirac, was an immigrant from Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, of French descent, [45] who worked in Bristol as a French teacher.