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Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Science, Maths & Technology

Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer

...History Project First conference July 27, 2001. Ref: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/conference1/hamilton-intro.htm. Accessed 28 May 2019 Hamilton, Margaret (2004) The Heart and Soul of Apollo: Doing it Right the First Time. Presented at the MAPLD International Conference, September 9, 2004. Ref:
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Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card
Society, Politics & Law

Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card

...history and helping to keep memories alive. Ann Henderson has kept hers from her time in the railway industry and here she tells us her story...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses. Background The provision of diaries has long been part of the service that many unions provide for their members. Even in this era of online calendars and diaries,...
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The geology of Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

The geology of Northern Ireland

...history; 'periods' are based on timings of particular geological events (often ending at mass extinctions); and it also shows the environment of deposition. This geological map shows where these rocks can be found throughout Northern Ireland. The oldest rocks in Northern Ireland are metamorphosed sedimentary rocks and can be seen in Donegal, Derry and Tyrone. They were...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...history of women’s sport. Take women’s football, for instance. The Women’s World Cup 2023 was a watershed moment, breaking attendance records and drawing over two billion viewers worldwide. Players like Alexia Putellas and Sam Kerr captivated audiences with their technical brilliance. Again, thus proving that women’s football offers just as much – if not more...
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Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...family or friends may give much enjoyment and can create treasured memories. Resuscitation decision In the same way that most women would like a ‘natural’ birth’, if asked, most people would like a ‘natural’ dignified death. So, an important conversation you need to have as part of your advance care planning is to talk about Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...family upbringing, community, our faith, our traditions, our heritage, other ecological systems such as our society on a wider scale and their views on ‘loss’. I write this, not to give you ‘tips’ on how to ‘grieve’, but more to share my experience of bereavement and how the feelings of loss feel like for me and others and some of the key thoughts to consider....
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Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...history programmes for the BBC since the 1950s, when he made his first series Zoo Quest. The programme he is most proud of and best known for is the landmark series Life on Earth, which he wrote and presented, and which was first broadcast on the BBC in 1979. Since then he has presented numerous series, including The Living Planet (1984), The Blue Planet (2001) and Frozen...
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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...history for understanding the present? Consider how the programme highlights the need and access to welfare are socially constructed and contested. Consider how the contrast between Anderson's and Campbell's arguments reflect the distinction between social order and social justice approaches to social problems. One sees the poor as the problem while the other sees the...
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