1.1.4/1.2.1 UREY and MILLER Description Reason Result Nature & practice of Science Contribution to theories of origin of life Water‚ methane‚ ammonia and hydrogen were sealed inside sterile glass tubes and flasks connected in a loop (the atmosphere). One flask was half-full of water and the other contained a pair of electrodes. The water was heated to evaporation (the oceans); sparks were fired between the electrodes (lightning) through the atmosphere and water vapour. It was then cooled again
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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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and inventions of the entrepreneurs in the 19th century. To give one a perspective of how influential 19th century inventions are to American life‚ one billion seven hundred thousand servings of Coke are consumed ever day. These inventions have allowed companies obtain so much dominance that the American life would be vastly different without them‚ despite being created two centuries ago. Even in our modern society‚ Americans are still influenced‚ controlled‚ and manipulated by the inventions that
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The Great Idea That Keeps Giving The idiotic society we all know today would be much worse if it weren’t for the ancient Chinese inventions. In fact America itself would most likely not be an independent country if it weren’t for the Chinese. The most important Chinese invention that has affected everyone was the invention of paper. Paper was not well adapted by the West‚ in fact it took years‚ and years for the west to understand how to make and use paper. Paper helped us record history‚ to learn
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1. Introduction Catch-22 is Joseph Heller’s 1961 fictionalized WWII war narrative concerned with physical survival against exterior forces and institutions that want to destroy life and the moral self. Heller’s book’s relevance comes from its symbolic meaning outside of the warzone expressed through a sort of comical anarchy. Satire and dark humor expose the absurdities of bureaucracy and the systems put in place to help the general welfare of the public. Catch-22’s message and themes of personal
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and scientific advancements. Many inventions and discoveries have been made by so many great minds whose purposes were to make our life always better than before. Ever since the beginning of all mankind‚ human have always had the ambition to improve their life. From that ancient time to the present‚ we can’t list all of our discoveries and inventions. Each of them is very important and helped making our life better. Among these‚ three most important inventions that define our life in the 21st century
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“Tich Miller” is a poem by Wendy Cope about bullying‚ vulnerability and lack of self-esteem. Both Tich and Tubby are unpopular and bully victims because of their lack of psychical skills and their appearance. Especially Tich Miller is odd-looking; “Tich Miller wore glasses with elastoplast-pink frames and had one foot three sizes larger than the other”1. The two girls are always the last to be chosen in sports‚ which fills
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000! During that time Edison invented the phonograph. In 1879‚ he invented the incandescent light bulb. Edison invented the light bulb and a lighting system for New York. In 1844‚ Mary died from Typhoid fever and 2 years later Edison married Mina Miller. Alexander Bell offered to join Edison‚ but he became enraged because he invented the phonograph. This caused him to improve it. Then he invented one of the first moving films. In the 1880s he lost over 2 million dollars on failed projects. He became
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The Best and Worst inventions Creative humankind invent abundance of objects that was thought to be of benefits of people. Some inventions are beneficial‚ some of them are also destructive. In my point of view‚ the greatest invention is the airplane. Airplanes make it possible for people to “fly” across the ocean and discover the other land on the earth. At the same time‚ we can have friends of different nationality. This transport reduces the time of travelling which makes our vacations more interesting
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Television is a great invention Some people say television is the worst inventions of modern times. They make this assertion for some reasons. The following points are some of them. First‚ they think that televisions make people more passive than before. Second‚ they think televisions contribute to the fact that people are more distant to each other. To begin with‚ I must admit that the first point is reasonable. With a television all you need to do—and all you can do is to sit on a comfortable
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