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Research: Home

This is a general topical guide on some basics about research and its importance.

Meaning of Research

research [ ri-surch, ree-surch ]    from DICTIONARY.COM

noun

  • diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
  • a particular instance or piece of research.

verb (used without object)

  • to make researches; investigate carefully.

verb (used with object)

  • to make an extensive investigation into: to research a matter thoroughly.

Women in Research

Alice Ball

By Unknown author - http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/bor/distinction.php?person=ball, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10635615

Katherine Johnson

By NASA - https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:1983-L-04373.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57372693

Beebe Steven Lynk

By RHuff - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60390520/beebe-lynk, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82083701

 

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