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Boonsboro High students excel at physics olympics
Under the tutelage of physics teacher Ralph von Philp, Boonsboro High School was one of the most competitive high schools at the Central Maryland Physics competition Feb. 23 at Liberty High School in Carroll County, Md. The competition centered around a...Tags: Schools, Carroll County (Maryland), High Schools, Mark Johnson, Science and Technology
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OMBN fiber optic network now in works in Washington County
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe One Maryland Broadband Network (OMBN), a planned 1,294-mile high-speed fiber optic network that will link more than 1,000 government facilities and community “anchor institutions” across the state, is now in the works in Washington County....Tags: Marketing, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology
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Hartings touts biotech experience in bid to keep Washington Co. BOE seat
julieg@herald-mail.comJustin Hartings said his experience in the biotechnology industry can help Washington County Public Schools provide the education students need to take of advantage of new opportunities in the industry. As a parent of three children in the school system,...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Education, Colleges and Universities, Chemical Industry, Elections
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Former Hagerstown man seeks to have murder conviction overturned
dona@herald-mail.comA former Hagerstown man in prison for his role in the 2004 fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania man was in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday seeking to have his conviction overturned because the ballistics expert in the case falsified his credentials....Tags: Trials, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Justice System, Maryland State Police, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61
Associated Press Science WritersSpace used to be a man’s world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail for U.S. women into orbit. With a pitch-perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by heart: Shepard,...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama
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Boonsboro, North High students compete in state Physics Olympics
Students and teachers from across Maryland gave up a Saturday for their love of physics at the annual Physics Olympics at the University of Maryland in College Park. On April 21, three teams from Washington County Public Schools competed in the event,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education, Science, Students, University of Maryland, College Park
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Allan Powell: Maryland plays a role in physics study
It would be interesting to know how many citizens of Maryland are aware of an experiment made in 1975-76, over a five-month period, to verify (or falsify) a prediction made by Albert Einstein about his theory of gravity. This experiment was directed by...Tags: U.S. Navy, Albert Einstein, Science, Higgs Boson Search, Manhattan (New York City)
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Allan Powell: New find of an old book sheds light on Einstein
Socrates has written: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” It can be said with assurance that the great physicist, Albert Einstein, has been thoroughly examined — inwardly by his introspective efforts and at a distance by his...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Albert Einstein, Science
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William M. Curtis III, 80
Dr. William M. Curtis of Lancaster, Pa., went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., to Beatrice and William Curtis Jr.
He grew up in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
He...Tags: Religious Education, Seminaries, Bible, U.S. Navy, Southern Methodist University
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'Faust In Copenhagen' is a revealing read
Modern educators emphasize the concept of continuing education, which encourages all citizens to keep an active mind throughout life. This is a worthy goal as the inevitable decline takes its toll. This awareness has motivated extensive reading in several...Tags: Albert Einstein, Education, Colleges and Universities, Science, Enrico Fermi
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Letters to the Editor - June 13
Don’t believe those who cloak themselves in science To the editor: Once more on the pages of The Herald-Mail, we find “sophisticated” individuals who want to cloak themselves in the robes of science. I would like to remind everyone...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Government Health Care, Benjamin L. Cardin, Science, Barack Obama
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Bolingbrook business owner named Champion of Change
The head of the University of Illinois at Chicago's microphysics laboratory and founder of a Bolingbrook tech company was recently named one of the White House's 11 national "Champions of Change," a distinction that honors immigrant innovators in America....
Tags: Solar Energy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Education, Immigration, Alternative Energy
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