The Innovative Entrepreneur

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Arthur M. Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Cognitive Diversity ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Walt Disney ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Steve Jobs ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Universe

Cognitively diverse project entrepreneurs are the ones most likely to succeed at making a ding in the universe. Project entrepreneurs are more effective because they are more likely to persevere at achieving their project and at undertaking new breakthrough innovations. Cyrus Field, Marconi, Walt Disney, Sam Walton, and Steve Jobs were project entrepreneurs. Innovative entrepreneurs are likely to either know less theory, or to take theory less seriously, which allows them to try what theory says is impossible. For instance, the physics of Marconi’s day said that his radio waves should go straight into space rather than curve with the earth to cross the Atlantic. Conversely, innovative entrepreneurs often have more tacit knowledge. Innovative entrepreneurs pursue serendipitous observations or slow hunches, often through trial-and-error experiments, and may benefit from cognitive diversity, such as dyslexia and Asperger’s syndrome. What inventors and entrepreneurs know is the subject matter of the epistemology of innovation.

The investigation of the Universe by radio astronomy

1961 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Sunspot Cycle ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Residual Noise ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
The Universe

Although nearly all the major advances in radio astronomy have taken place during the last fifteen years the basic discoveries were made 30 years ago. At that time Jansky realized that the residual noise in his receiving equipment had a daily sidereal variation and must be the result of radio waves reaching the earth from outer space, and Appleton in the U. K. with Breit and Tuve in America through their studies of the ionosphere laid the foundation of the radio echo techniques of radio astronomy. The radio emission from outer space can be received on earth in the wavelength range from a few millimetres to 10 or 20 metres. The short wave end is limited by absorption in the atmosphere and the long wave end by the ionosphere, and this upper limit tends to vary in sympathy with ionospheric conditions throughout the sunspot cycle. These hindrances will soon be overcome when suitable equipment can be carried in earth satellites; then it should be possible to determine the true wavelength range of these extraterrestrial emissions.

scholarly journals Géomorphologie : géographie globale – géographie totale – associations internationales

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 199-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis-Edmond Hamelin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
International Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Geographical Union ◽  
International Geographical ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Made In

The great advances that geomorphology has made in recent years make necessary a critical re-examination of the relationships between this science and the field of geography. Is geomorphology truly geographical ? And if not, how can it become so ? Geomorphology has its roots in geology and was, of course, not designed to meet the specific needs of geographers. Under the leadership of W. M. Davis, geographers eventually adopted the study of geomorphology but did Utile to adapt it to particular purposes of their discipline. Most geographers can never aspire to true excellence in geomorphology because of their generally inadequate training in the physical sciences. We have found that most geographers tend to fall into one of four groups : 1. Those who consider themselves to be geomorphologists (about one-fourth of all geographers) ; 2. Those who just try to be informed in geomorphology ; 3. Those who ignore the existence of geomorphology ; 4. The « complete » geographer who practices a « functional » geomorphology. It also appears that the majority of geographers do not consider land-man relations to be their principal field of interest. The definition that we as geographers give to geography tends to sanction the kind of geography that we are capable of doing. For example, the classical géographie globale, which is characterized by an explanatory description of a complex of physical and human eclectic elements, does not normally require either a « complete » or a genetic geomorphology ; also, complex techniques of geomorphological investigation are not essential. Of greater importance is a geomorphology'-which is functional to geography and which will help us to understand better man's distribution and activities on the surface of the earth. This partial or « functional » geomorphology has achieved its greatest development in France (as an integral part of géographie globale) and is practised by a large number of geographers. Géographie totale, an expression which refers more to the subject matter of this geography than to its methodology, is an ensemble of specialized yet inter-related disciplines (one of which is geomorphology). This pluralistic geography daims many more adherents than does géographie globale. Géographie totale allows us to study all aspects of what is now called geomorphology (but which may eventually be termed « cosmomorphology  »). This new geomorphology is based on geophysical laws and is strictly quantitative. It is an integral part of the physical sciences but this does not mean that it is automatically divorced from man. Scientists of both the United States and the U. S. S. R. are actively engaged in this new geomorphology. We believe that it would be mutually advantageous for both the « functional » and the « complete » geomorphologists to group themselves into a new international association. To achieve this end we urge that the structures of the international Geographical Union be modified or that an « International Association of Geomorphology » be founded.

scholarly journals The Debate Concerning Creation in Relation to Ecology

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
Sławomir Śledziewski
Keyword(s):  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Common ◽  
Theological Debate ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Common Future

The subject of creation was neglected in theological debate for a long time. Only about 35 years ago, when the so-called ecological crisis manifested itself, creation began to appear in the center of theological interest. Some authors tried to accuse Christianity that the theology of creation is responsible for the crisis of the natural environment. Because of this accusation, the science of creation had to take a stand on the issue of ecology. The future of the Earth and its inhabitants depends not on the beginnings of the Universe, but on our present-day actions and attitudes. So, the dialog between natural sciences and theology entered the so-called „third phase” of their relation: the phase of necessary collaboration in the ecological crisis, the dialog between theology and natural sciences must have an ecological character, for at stake is the common future of this world, in which natural sciences and technology are part of God’s creation.

scholarly journals KONSEP KOTA DALAM SINERGI AL-QUR’AN

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-156
Author(s):  
Tarranita Kusumadewi
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Human Being ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Function ◽  
The City ◽  
Building Plans ◽  
The Universe

The city is one of important aspects of the earth. The universe has been created with various kinds of creature. However, to be able to survive, there are two important things to do: a) surviving to compete, and b) surviving to live. The human being becomes the subject for any building plans for nation advancement. On the other side, the environ- ment which becomes the object of building plans is frequently ignored. It should not happen as al-Qur'an states that the universe is created for human's benefits based on its Standard and function. When the universe does not function as its standard, there will be a disaster. For that reason, building infrastructure in the city should consider the surroundings, and does not make the nature as the place of throwing away. The building process which synergies with al-Qur'an aims to make people aware and change their behavior for the safety of the universe. In al-Qur'an, it is stated that if the human is not back to his/her 'fitrah' will disappear because of any damages created by human himself.

scholarly journals VAGBHATA: THE LEGENDARY AND VISIONARY OF AYURVEDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (11) ◽  
pp. 5125-5130
Author(s):  
Murlidhar Paliwal
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Written Text ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Subject

Ayurveda is an eternal system of medicine serving humanity since long back. Brahma composed the Brahma-Samhita consisting of one thousand chapters and one lakh verses before creation of the living be-ings. It shows the utility of this science of life and that’s why Brahma transmitted this knowledge to Daksha-Prajapati, Daksha-Prajapati to Ashwins (Nasatya and Dasra) and Ashwins to Indra. According to Vriddha-Vagbhata, different seers and sages in the leadership of Punarvasu Atreya approached Indra to learn Ayurveda. These seers and sages brought this knowledge to the earth for the welfare of suffering humanity. Punarvasu Atreya, Divodasa Dhanvnatari and many other. seers taught Ayurveda to their disci-ples and consequently Agnivesha-Tantra (later became popular as Charaka-Samhita), Sushruta Samhita, Bhela-Samhita, Harita-Samhita and many other Samhitas. were composed. It was the initiation of writing the Samhita (classical texts) of the Ayurveda on the earth. These Samhitas became very much popular in due course of time. The transmission of the knowledge of Ayurveda did not stop here and remains contin-ue. In this series, a learned scholar and visionary of Ayurveda, Vagbhata appears who wrote the text com-prising of Ashtanga Ayurveda. Vagbhata dedicated himself to design such a text which includes Ashtanga-Ayurveda according to the need of the age and he succeeded. Due to excellence and gravity of the text, his classic (Ashtanga-Samgraha / Ashtanga-Hridaya) has been considered among the Brihat-trayi (greater-trio) of Ayurveda. Some of the scholars consider Ashtanga-Samgraha of Vriddha-Vagbhata as a third classic among the Brihat-trayi while many others accepted Ashtanga-Hridaya of Vagbhata as a third classic among Brihat-trayi. Two other classics of Brihat-trayi are Charaka-Samhita and Sushruta-Samhita. Alt-hough Vagbhata faced struggle to get popularity of his text because in those days the texts written by seers and sages only were accepted and studied. Vagbhata compiled and rearranged the subject matter meticu-lously discussed in already available Samhitas namely Charaka-Samhita, Sushruta-Samhita and many oth-ers and in due course of time became popular. We see the chronological development of the concepts and practices in the texts of Vagbhata. Several Vagbhatas are mentioned in the histories who have written text on different streams of learning. There are three significant works on Ayurveda by Vagbhata viz. Ash-tanga-Samgraha by Vriddha-Vagbhata, Ashtanga-Hridaya by Vagbhata and Rasaratnasamuchchaya by Rasa-Vagbhata. This research paper deals with various aspects related to Vagbhata, his personality and contributions.

scholarly journals The Aeschylean Treatment of Myth and Legend

1885 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 153-166
Author(s):  
Lewis Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Individual Attitude ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Universe

It is the part of sound criticism to beware of rashly assuming tendencies of any kind in dramatic poetry. The imaginative act of realising situation and character requires no end beyond itself. The faculty is satisfied with its own mere exercise; which may be as widely varied as the fables on which it works, or as human experience itself. If in single dramatists we find certain limitations, or an apparent preference for a particular class of subjects, we must not rush to hasty conclusions, but should distinguish as far as possible between accidental and essential differences, the former depending on the subject-matter which either chance or popularity threw in the artist's way, as jealousy for example in the Spanish drama, the latter resulting from the colour of his own thoughts, and his individual attitude (as an artist) towards the universe and towards mankind.The power of Aeschylus as a mere dramatist is so great, that the neglect of such precautions is, if possible, more than usually disastrous to the study of him; while on the other hand, they are more than ever necessary in his case, because certain important tendencies, both of the man and of the age, are so apparent in him. In attempting, therefore, to characterise some of these underlying motives, it is necessary to warn the reader at the outset against expecting anything like a complete description or survey. Such motives are very far from accounting for that complex phenomenon, the Aeschylean drama. At most they do but constitute one of several factors that have worked together with the supreme dramatic instinct in the creation of it. Nor shall we be tempted by any theory into the error of supposing that the same motives are to be traced everywhere. Variety is the chief note of the highest invention, and though few chords remain to us of the Aeschylean lyre, they are suggestive of a widely ranging plectrum.—Readers of the Eumenides or of the Prometheus, however, cannot help surmising an intention of the poet standing behind his creation.

scholarly journals The Earthly and Sacred in the Semantics of the Tuvinians’ Traditional Costume

2019 ◽  
pp. 2209-2216
Author(s):  
Maria S. Kukhta ◽  
Shenne B. Mainy ◽  
Olga M. Khomushku
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Types ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Material Form

This work is urgent due to the need in studying the Tuvan traditional clothing, which is a part of the “cultural core” of the residents and contributes to the preservation of their national identity. The research aims analyzing the interrelations of the spiritual (sacred) and material (earthly) in the semantics of the Tuvan costume. The subject of the study is the Tuvan folk costume, whereas the main focus is its sign-symbolic nature. The features of the cut, decor and form of the Tuvan costume represent, on the one hand, a unique ethnic specificity, and on the other hand, mean fundamental laws of the Universe inherent in the cultures of all the peoples on the Earth. The study results in the systematization of cultural types of the costume and identification of their symbolic articulation in particular material form (fit, cut or design elements)

scholarly journals Commission 51: Bioastronomy: Search for Extraterrestrial Life

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-262
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Extrasolar Planets ◽  
Extraterrestrial Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life On Mars ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Cosmic Origin

The past three years have been extraordinarily productive for the Bioastronomy community. In particular, the detection of extrasolar planets and the possible evidence for fossil life on Mars have given substance to the concept of life elsewhere in the universe, and reinforced the connection between life on Earth and its cosmic origin. The structure of this report follows the agenda from the highly successful IAU Colloquium 161 on Bioastronomy, organized by Cristiano Cosmovici and Stuart Bowyer on the island of Capri in July 1996. The content has been provided by attendees of that Colloquium. Given the breadth of the subject matter covered by this Commission, this report could not have been generated any other way, and I am most grateful to all the contributors.

My way of teaching mathematics in a social context (in junior high school)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-175
Author(s):  
Shmuel Kneller
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Irrational Number ◽  
Educational Values ◽  
Famous Theorem ◽  
Atom Bomb ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Perfect Numbers ◽  
The Universe

This article is not comprehensive. It aims at encouraging all teachers of mathematics ‘to look behind the subject matter’ and to probe what educational values it contains. More examples can easily be found. Suffice it to say that when Pythagoras proved his famous theorem, mankind ‘discovered’ that the square root of 2 is an irrational number. The fact that you cannot write its exact value as a decimal fraction gave people at that time the feeling that they had ‘lost control of their fate’. ‘Friendly’ and ‘perfect’ numbers were created at that time to ward off the doom. Similar feelings of despair followed the recognition that the Earth is not the center of the universe and the use of the atom bomb. All three events in the history of science even led to mass suicides. The examples given above call upon all educators to use the subject matter to enrich social understanding and to help youngsters to build a healthier society.

Probing Interplanetary Space

1960 ◽  
Vol 64 (593) ◽  
pp. 299-301
Author(s):  
S. W. Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Circular Orbit ◽  
Interplanetary Space ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Elliptic Orbits ◽  
Previous Note ◽  
The Subject

The problem of launching rockets to explore conditions in interplanetary space formed the subject matter of a previous note by the author. In this note further aspects of such exploration by probes are considered.The orbits considered in the previous note were elliptic, and touched the orbit of the Earth at the conclusion of each journey around the Sun. For journeys within the Earth's orbit it is of interest to consider the situation in which the probe first enters one of these elliptic orbits and then, at the point of closest approach to the Sun, is placed in a circular orbit around the Sun.

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