We have already acknowledged that Mr. Allison was not very well suited for the job. There were other issues that include technical, ethical, legal, contractual and other project management related issues. Technical Issue: The technical issue is simple, the project simply did not test well. STI simply required all components to operate effectively and efficiently between temperature ranges of -65 degrees F to 145 degrees F (The Orion Shield Project, 2003). SEC failed at this due to the fact that their product will not operate above 130 degrees F, and that the requirements would not be able to be met without different materials (The Orion Shield Project, 2003).
In 1961 when Frank Drake developed The Drake Equation there was much less understanding of the universe. The figures that were plugged into the equation, and the figures that have since been plugged in, are subject to wide interpretation and can differ significantly from scientist to scientist [ (Dvorsky) ]. Due to the uncertainty of the appropriate figures that should be placed into the equation there have been no conclusive results. This has lead to the equation’s seven terms being used as more of a guideline to estimating the amount of intelligent life in the galaxy. Frank Drake developed The Drake Equation in 1961 in preparation for the Green Bank Meeting.
‘ After the Romans left Britain the progress they had made in public health did not continue’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. (16 marks) When the Romans left Britain it was difficult for their progress in public health to continue. This was because they took their knowledge and expertise with them. For example, there were no longer any engineers left who knew how to build or maintain aqueducts.
The nation was quite poor from the Revolution and had loans from the French that it was unable to pay back. This was because the Confederation did not have the power to tax, the states were supposed to donate money to the government and as a result, when other states realized that some were not donating money, they refused to as well. Despite the lack of taxing for the nation, the states placed taxes on goods being traded in or through their territory from other states. However, trade was complicated by the fact that there was no national currency. A Virginia dollar could be worth more than a South Carolina dollar, or worth less than a New England gold coin.
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This was not helped by the fact there were 8 storms in just 2 months.Also, over 407 years there have been 4 major floods, the frequency being 101.5 years per flood. Flood recurrence is totally random and they can only be predicted based on historical data. This means there are no warnings for a flood, so people must be prepared at all times. This can sometimes be impossible and cost a lot of money to keep flood defences. Flat land over the levels meant water couldn’t be quickly taken away, meaning the depth of the flood increased largely.
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