Microwaves also travel at the speed of light. If you measure how fast they are travelling, you should get a result close to the speed of light. Wavelength. When you measure the distance between two melted spots you can work out the wavelength of the microwaves. Measuring the distance between melted spots gave you half a wavelength.
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before.ace car driver goes down with the Titanic. On this day in 1912, Washington Augustus Roebling II, a 31-year-old race car engineer and driver, dies in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
When the Titanic sank in 1912, the famous ship wasn't exactly sailing in obscurity. Yet it took decades before the wreckage was discovered. It wasn't until Sept. 1, 1985â30 years ago Tuesdayâthat scientists, after years and years of searching, found what they were looking for.