On June 17‚ 1985‚ The Discovery Channel was launched with $5 million in start-up capital from several investors (including BBC‚ Allen & Company and Venture America). It was initially available to 156‚000 households and broadcasted for 12 hours between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. About 75 percent of its content had never before aired on U.S. TV. John Hendricks founded the channel and its parent company‚ Cable Educational Network Inc.‚ in 1982. In its early years‚ the channel broadcast some Soviet programming
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Even though my sister lives in Washington DC now‚ I still find myself marveling at the Discovery Channel – my favorite shows being “Mythbusters” and “Discovery Project Earth.” These programs hold my attention in ways that allow me to focus my aptitude for and interest in science and engineering. By watching “Mythbusters‚” I have witnessed how a working knowledge of science and engineering can work as the foundation on which to build an exciting‚ versatile‚ and productive career in engineering. Additionally
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waters encountering places like the Philippines‚ but he did not come close to seeing it all. He inspired others like Sir Francis Drake‚ an english explorer who recreated Magellan’s route many years later‚ to continue exploring the Pacific. His discoveries raised many questions about what lay to the west of the Americas‚ and this brought a new wave of explorers to the
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found this route would be rewarded with a great deal of money and fame. This explorer was Christopher Columbus. He started out to accomplish two goals. One of the being to prove that the world was round‚ another was to became rich off of his discovery of the route. Sadly‚ neither of those goals was achieved. Instead‚ he discovered a new land full of
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Spain was claiming parts of Brazil that they had already claimed‚ causing a dispute that was settled by the pope with the Treaty of Tordesillas. This treaty solidified Spain’s presence in what they thought was East Asia. With more exploration and discoveries by Columbus and others who found that this territory was not Asia‚ this nearly untouched land was named the New
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to the New World affected Spanish attitudes against natives by not only focusing on gold‚ glory‚ and God‚ but by strength and power as well. The age of exploration to the new world was dominated by the Spanish conquistadors. Their success in new discoveries brought great power and strength to Spain. In most circumstances‚ a country would do anything to become successful in the economy and government. With that being said‚ Spain every intention based on becoming powerful‚ which left no thought toward
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the Age of Exploration in 1400-1700‚ European explorer discovered new lands. The reason why explorers travel were God‚ gold‚ and glory.Europeans believed they were going to Asia for the spice trade‚ but actually discovered The New World . From the discovery of The New World‚ two cultures collided.People debated about whether or not European explorers should still be glorified to society. The effect of exploration were both positive and negative. EUROPEAN EXPLORERS SHOULD NOT BE CELEBRATED because of
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The great navigator Columbus Mr. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) navigator Spain famous and pioneering major geographical discoveries in human history. He was in his youth believer in the theory of spherical Earth and not leading the famous Marco Polo every respect and appreciation‚ and the determination to become a navigator. During the period between the year 1492 and in 1502 crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and discovered the American continent and became a great crew in the history of
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Antibiotics Antibiotics transformed medicine. The discovery of antibiotics began by accident. On the morning of September 3rd‚ 1928‚ Professor Alexander Fleming was having a clear up of his cluttered laboratory. Fleming was sorting through a number of glass plates which had previously been coated with staphyloccus bacteria as part of research Fleming was doing. One of the plates had mould on it. The mould was in the shape of a ring and the area around the ring seemed to be free of the bacteria staphyloccus
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universities‚ institutes‚ and corporations can work together for a common cause.” TDI advocates majorly on the cost of drug discovery‚ which is their major crisis. Firstly‚ it would also give scientists and researchers an instant and interactive way of donating their intellect and manual power that is needed mostly in emergencies without actually employing them. Secondly‚ these discoveries would not be patented‚ so that sponsors could give development contracts to lowest bidder. As‚ the generic drug makers
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