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  2. Georg Cantor - Wikipedia

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    Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (/ ˈkæntɔːr / KAN-tor; German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfɛʁdinant ˈluːtvɪç ˈfiːlɪp ˈkantoːɐ̯]; 3 March [O.S. 19 February] 1845 – 6 January 1918 [1]) was a mathematician who played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established ...

  3. Margaret Sanger - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 October 2024. American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966) For the clinical psychologist and researcher, see Margaret Singer. Margaret Sanger Sanger in 1922 Born Margaret Louise Higgins (1879-09-14) September 14, 1879 Corning, New York, U.S. Died September 6, 1966 (1966-09-06) (aged 86 ...

  4. Cantor set - Wikipedia

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    Cantor set. In mathematics, the Cantor set is a set of points lying on a single line segment that has a number of unintuitive properties. It was discovered in 1874 by Henry John Stephen Smith [1][2][3][4] and mentioned by German mathematician Georg Cantor in 1883. [5][6] Through consideration of this set, Cantor and others helped lay the ...

  5. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Another study conducted on 435 non-medical staff at King Saud University Medical City reported that 9 out of 10 of the respondents used their smartphones at bedtime, with social media being the most used service (80.5%). The study found participants who spent more than 60 minutes using their smartphones at bedtime were 7.4 times more likely to ...

  6. LGBT people and military service - Wikipedia

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    These veterans also reported facing significant challenges serving while concealing their sexual orientation; 69.3% of subjects in the study reported experiencing fear or anxiety as a result of concealing their sexual identity, and 60.5% reported that those experiences led to a more difficult time for the respondent than heterosexual colleagues.

  7. 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun - Wikipedia

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    A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-calibre barrel, it was designed in the 1960s for the Royal Navy's new classes of frigates and destroyers.The weapon, built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division, was developed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the Abbot self-propelled gun as a starting point (it used electrical primers).

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Anne Fletcher, the author of Inside Rehab, a thorough study of the U.S. addiction treatment industry published in 2013, recalled rehabilitation centers derisively diagnosing addicts who were reluctant to go along with the program as having a case of “terminal uniqueness.” It became so ingrained that residents began to criticize themselves ...

  9. Kantian ethics - Wikipedia

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    Category • Philosophy portal. Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant that is based on the notion that "I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law." It is also associated with the idea that "it is impossible to think ...