Cause of Challenger Disaster Revealed. William P. Rogers, head of the special commission appointed by President Ronald Reagan to investigate the January 28, 1986, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, reports his findings at a press conference on June 9, 1986. Cause of Challenger Disaster Revealed. Share.  William P. Rogers, head of the special commission appointed by President Ronald Reagan to investigate the January 28, 1986, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, reports his findings at a press conference on June 9, 1986.
conÂ·ducÂ·tivÂ·iÂ·ty. n. pl. conÂ·ducÂ·tivÂ·iÂ·ties. 1. The ability or power to conduct or transmit heat, electricity, or sound. 2. The conductance of a material. 3. Physiology The conductibility of a structure, especially the ability of a nerve to transmit a wave of excitation.
Definition and description. Conductivity of a substance is defined as ' the ability or power to conduct or transmit heat, electricity, or sound '. Its units are Siemens per meter [S/m] in SI and millimhos per centimeter [mmho/cm] in U.S. customary units. Its symbol is k or s.rdinary distilled water in equilibrium with carbon dioxide of the air has a conductivity of about 10 x 10 -6 W -1 *m -1 (20 dS/m). Because the electrical current is transported by the ions in solution, the conductivity increases as the concentration of ions increases.