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    1. The death of Alexander the Great on June 11. 323 B.C. continues to confound and frustrate historians not simply because it happening long ago‚ but because of the controversial matters 3. Charles the Great‚ or Charlemagne‚ was a shining beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak and corrupt European during its seventh and eighth centuries because of his helping to reestablish a sound rthat could have contributed to his poisoning‚ such as the possible betrayal of his subordinates or jealous leaders who

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    Alexander Fleming 2

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    Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology‚ immunology and chemotherapy. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Walter Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. Alexander Fleming was born August 6‚ 1881 at Lochfield‚ a farm near Darvel

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    far did Russia experience a period of “reaction” following the assassination of Alexander II? On 13 March 1881‚ Tsar Alexander II was assassinated by the populist terrorist group the “People’s Will”‚ due to the reforms he had created‚ although he was on the way to give Russia its first national assembly before his death. Therefore his son Alexander III became Tsar in place of his deceased father. Immediately‚ Alexander III turned his back on all the reforms created by his father‚ and he swiftly discredited

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    The principles of John Von Neumann Model using a block diagram. John von Neumann Block Diagram John von Neumann Block Diagram John von Neumann is known as “The Father of the Computer” or subsequently as the “von Neumann architecture”. The main principles of John von Neumann were he devised a concept for computer architecture that remains with us to this day‚ the stored-program concept. The computer should operate completely electronically. An electronic stored-program computer where both

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    Otto Von Bismarck was instrumental in the unification of German states up for 1871. His experience as ambassador in St. Petersburg and Paris gave him considerable experience in foreign affairs‚ and his aim sought to deliver Prussia a higher status in Europe. Representing the Junker class‚ Bismarck was a great opportunist‚ delivering and commanding decisions well by exploiting situations at the right time. He accomplished unification through diplomatic persuasion and well prepared wars. He would often

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    Alexander... Alexander... Alexander?” At the third call of my name‚ my eyes are open and adjust. The smell of dust and chlorine fill my nostrils. I sit up and become conscious my right ankle is trapped in a metal restraint that is chained to the cold concrete ground. I give the chain a few hard pulls‚ it’s no use‚ it’s blotted tight to the ground. My stomach starts to knot and my pulse increases. Where am I? I look around‚ realizing I’m in an abandon warehouse. The walls are at least 15 feet away

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    Wernher Von Braun‚ a German‚ American‚ aerospace engineer and space architect. He invented two of the most important rockets in the history of rockets‚ the V-2 and the Saturn V. Both of these rockets were very important to the development and furtherment of Missiles and Space Travel. Von Braun was born in 1912 in the Posen Province of then Germany. However after World War One this province was integrated into Poland. Early in his life‚ he stumbled on the book Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen by Hermann

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    Alexander S. Neil

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    Alexander Sutherland Neill (17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973) was a Scottish progressive educator‚ author and founder of Summerhill school‚ which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children. Contents * 1 Life and personal background * 2 Educational philosophy * 3 Life at Summerhill * 4 Influences on Neill’s thought * 5 Criticisms of Neill * 6 Neill’s educational legacy * 7 Works

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    Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 - August 2‚ 1922) was a teacher‚ scientist‚ and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His family was known for teaching people how to speak English clearly. Both his grandfather‚ Alexander Bell‚ and his father‚ Alexander Melville Bell‚ taught elocution. His father wrote often about this and is most known for his invention and writings of Visible Speech. In

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    Alexander Gardner The American Civil War‚ fought between 1861 and 1865‚ brought untold levels of death and suffering to the american people. But‚ this era brought about incredible technological advancements‚ such as the telegraph and the ironclad warship. One of these inventions was the camera‚ created in the 1830s. The first war to be photographed was the 1853-1856 Crimean War‚ but it would only be a short 5 years before tensions between the Northern and Southern states led to the outbreak of war

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