Steam Locomotives were first made in the 18th century. William Murdoch first made a prototype in 1784. An early working model was built by a steam boat pioneer John Fitch. Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. Born in the mining heartland of Cornwall‚ Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from a young age. The son of a mining captain‚ he performed poorly in school‚ but went on to be an early pioneer in steam-powered
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A-Z Book of Inventions from the Industrial Revolution By: Al Yolles Automated sugar refining Automated sugar refining was created by Norbert Rillieux. Rilliex created sugar as we know it today. He created a safer and much more efficient way of processing sugar in 1843. Battery The battery was invented by Alessandro Volta. It was made of multiple zinc and silver plates stacked on each other‚ with a wire connected to both ends of the pile. With the wire touching both ends‚ this creates electricity
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Do you think life is possible without mobiles? Absolutely not! Mobiles has now became an important part of our life. In fact it has virtually become a necessity for people everywhere. As many things have been developed‚ from year to year‚ century to century‚ the world has become more unique. But mobiles will always be a popular gadget in the world. However‚ it also has certain advantages and disadvantages. Now a days‚ mobiles are not only used for communication but for other reasons also. The
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Bach ’s Unaccompanied Suites for Cello are among the composer ’s most celebrated and important works. What are the reasons for the Suites ’ enduring popularity? Bach’s Unaccompanied Suites for Cello have had enormous success over the years. Between 1717-1723 Johann Sebastian Bach composed all six Cello Suites within six years. There is no saying in which chronological order they were composed‚ although one may say that the suites change and evolve technically and become more difficult. During
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WHY COMPUTERS ARE THE BEST INVENTION OF THE CENTURY Computers are perhaps the greatest invention in the field of microelectronics that has suited well with the advancement in the new century . They have moved centre stage in the achievement of major operations world over with their use in every aspect of life . Computers are the building blocks to the resent advancement in knowledge creativity and invention . Through use of computers designs have been manufactured and so much has been
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The compass has served as a navigational aid to many tourists‚ travelers‚ and numerous explorers. Though the compass has served well in navigation‚ it has affected and improved mankind greatly. In China‚ building was refined in many ways by the compass. It has enabled many to find positions‚ direction or route. No one knows when‚ where‚ or by whom the compass was invented (dEstaing and Young 153). We do know though‚ that there were numerous inventors of the compass. The first compass was invented
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A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source.[6] LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Appearing as practical electronic components in 1962‚[7] early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light‚ but modern versions are available across the visible‚ ultraviolet‚ and infrared wavelengths‚ with very high brightness. When a light-emitting diode is switched on‚ electrons are able to recombine with holes within the device‚ releasing energy
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In her paper‚ War: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead says that " warfare‚ by which I mean organized conflict between two groups as groups‚ in which each group puts an army (even if the army is only fifteen Pygmies) in the field to fight and kill‚ if possible‚ some of the members of the army of the other group- that warfare of this sort is an invention like any other of the inventions in the terms of which we order our lives‚ such as writing‚ marriage‚ cooking our food instead
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W \M.vO Margaret Mead Warfare: An Invention — Not a Biological Necessity (1940) IN 1969‚ TIME MAGAZINE named anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) the "Mother of the World." This title stemmed in part from Mead’s work with young girls in various cultures around the world‚ but it also recognized the moral and intellectual status that she earned during her fifty-year career as the world’s most famous and respected anthropologist. Mead was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She earned a
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The Airplane: Public Reaction Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the world’s first airplane at the turn of the twentieth century. Mary Bellis described the years following the brothers’ discovery‚ during which various engineers furthered their invention to where it stands today‚ capable of intercontinental travel for commercial‚ transportation and militaristic use. The airplane’s introduction and advancement was first met with apathy‚ then with both praise and criticism from people of varying social
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