Carlos Bautista The Industrial Revolution Outline China was the first advanced industrialized country before the western world. Under the Song Dynasty with Neo-Confucian high culture. China’s advances in iron manufacturing permitted large projects such as bridges and buildings. Deforestation became a serious problem. Western Europe began to catch up and surpass China‚ especially Great Britain. By changing their belief system in the economic side‚ the pursuit of profit became the main goal. By
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power sources. Nikola Tesla was an individual of change because he made the Alternating current power generator which we use today‚ and left an age of new possibilities‚ power‚ and energy sources. At this time Tesla was competing with edison‚ Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman‚ who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. Tesla leaves many legacies but one is the new possibilities he left behind. Nikola Tesla was born July 10‚ 1856‚ Smiljan‚ Croatia‚ During a lightning
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Sound Recording impacts media in the 21st century. But in order for me to do that I will need to explore the history of Sound Recording‚ which started in the 19th Century. Before 1877 sound could be recorded but not played. That year Thomas Alva Edison invented the talking tin foil‚ also known as the phonograph (voice – writer)‚ which enabled sound to be played back (the first speech to be recorded and played back was the poem by Sarah Josepha Hale (1830) ‘Mary had a little lamb’‚ which‚ unfortunately
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The famous American inventor‚ Thomas Alva Edison‚ once said: “Anything that won’t sell‚ I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility‚ and utility is success.” His perception was precisely accurate even to date‚ as the success of any product depends on the demand for it in the market’s economy. Inventions have continuously been reconstructed in different ways stretching technology to new lengths‚ which has changed the way we live today. When comparing the lifestyle of people in today’s world
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Examining a Moche Stirrup Jar At the Polk Museum exhibit I was struck by a Moche ceramic artifact titled “Stirrup Jar with Fanged Deity Effigy‚ Early Intermediate Period‚ 400-600 CE”. The base of the jar was molded into a sphere (with a flat bottom surface) which acts as the “body”‚ sporting painted arms and items held within each hand. The deity also appears to be wearing some kind of cloak‚ most notably indicated by the bow that is tied at the base of its neck. The head of the creature is
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existence of gravity when an apple fell on his head. It did exist before Newton realizes its existence‚ but then why didn’t anyone else notice its existence except him? Hence it is said that Newton discovered gravity. Whereas on the other hand Thomas Alva Edison was the first person to make the electric bulb and his technology was a baby of his brain which didn’t exist before he created it‚ hence it is said to be an invention. Almost all Areas of knowledge namely History‚ Art‚ Natural Science
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us see few unique scientists‚ who are always remembered and celebrated by humanity for their unique contribution to society. Dear friends‚ Look up‚ what do you see‚ the light‚ the electric bulbs. Immediately‚ our thoughts go to the inventor Thomas Alva Edison‚ for his unique contribution towards the invention of electric bulb and his electrical lighting system. When you hear the sound of aero-plane going over your house‚ whom do you think of? Wright Brothers proved that man could fly‚ of-course
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The proverb that is being researched is “If there is no wind‚ row” (Roman). Another good way to put this proverb is if something is not in your favor‚ find another solution. This proverb came from Ancient Roman times‚ and from this time the roman people were in their golden age when people were figuring out new advanced knowledges and army tactics‚ so if the roman military was figuring out how to expand‚ we can assume that the Roman Army was living by this proverb. This can be relatable to modern
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(Coleoptera: Lampyridae)‚ The National Academy of Sciences of the USA 6 11. ^ De Cock‚ R.; Matthysen‚ E. (2005)‚ Sexual communication by pheromones in a firefly‚ Phosphaenus hemipterus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)‚ Animal Behaviour Further reading • Branham‚ M. A.; Wenzel‚ J. W. (2003)‚ "The origin of photic behavior and the evolution of sexual communication in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)"‚ Cladistics 19 (1): 1–22‚ doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2003.tb00404.x. • Lewis‚ S. M.; Cratsley‚ C. K. (2008)
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almost 415 years apart in different cultural periods. One was an engineer‚ an artist‚ an architect‚ a scientist‚ while the other was a businessman‚ an engineer‚ a visioneer: two of the best inventors who had ever existed‚ Leonardo Da Vinci and Thomas Alva Edison. I’ll have to choose between a talented artist whose works inspires millions of persons around the world and the person who invented the phonograph where works connects people around the world. Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci may
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