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I read the article on Geothermal Power. Google has contributed over 11 million dollars to develop geothermal power. With that investment Google out contributed the U.S. government to the project. For a price of 1 billion dollars over 40 years the government could develop 100 gigawatts of air pollution free energy. The technology is also more reliable than existing coal power plants. European nations have invested millions of dollars in this power option and have multiple plants under construction. Geothermal power works on the pricniple of the steam engine. A hole is drilled and hot ground water is pumped to the surface. The water produces steam which is used to turn a turbine. The turbine produces power in the same way as a hydro electric plant.

__Einstein__ It is very interesting to find that one single theory can be applied to many different parts of the scientific world. For example, his theory of relativity was used to explain different aspects of the quantum theory. Einstein used Hertz's research on the photoelectric effect to develop and refine his own explanation. The most interesting part of the article was the examples of relativity in action. Relativity is completely based on perspective. The theories about what will happen when an object is accelerated to the speed of light are very intriguing. This idea has seemingly limitless applications for space travel.

__Periodic Table__ In reading this article I learned that the periodic table has been represented in many different forms. The specific ways in which the elements are arranged differ based on the function the table is being used for. Manipulation of the table is used to show specific properties shared between elements that are different than the relationships current illustrated by the standard table. The new forms include: the spiral, the galaxy and the triad tables. Each of these is arranged according to different atomic properties and the ideas of the creator. The main difference between these tables is the placement of hydrogen and the grouping, table, galaxy, triad ect. All of the table are functional and depict an effort to improve upon the existing table.