The Scientists at Motorola Want to Create Iridium, a Constellation

question 73

Multiple Choice

The scientists at Motorola want to create Iridium, a constellation of 66 satellites that will offer telephone services anywhere on the globe. What is this an example of?

• A)technical research
• B)transactional research
• C)applied research
• D)synergistic research

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Definitions:

Phenomenological Philosophy

A branch of philosophy concerned with the direct investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their causal explanation.

Objective Reality

The concept of an external world that exists independently of an individual's perceptions, beliefs, or feelings.

Worldview

The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world, encompassing beliefs, values, and attitudes.

Introspective

The practice of examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations in order to gain insight; a reflective looking into oneself.