Case Study: Inventory Drake Radio got its start during World War I by manufacturing radio communications equipment for the military. By the start of World War II‚ Drake was one of the largest suppliers of military communications equipment. Using its technology and experience gained from manufacturing military communications equipment‚ Drake became known as one of the best producers of amateur radio equipment. Drake especially excelled with its single sideband radios and its two-meter radios for
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Who? Who is responsible for inventing the invention? A series of inventors helped to improve/create the lightbulb as we know it today. The first man to ever demonstrate that you can produce light in a controllable way using incandescence (heating a filament using electricity) was Ebenezer Kinnersley. He did this in 1761. Humphry Davy used a gigantic battery to light up a platinum filament in 1802. In 1835‚ James Bowman Lindsay showed the public a constant electric light at a meeting in Dundee
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woman very much like Jig. In the end‚ both of these women have abortions‚ but it is clear that their hearts are heavy about the decision. Although Hills Like White Elephants tells about Jig prior to the abortion‚ one can pretty well speculate that Brooks’ The Mother aptly describes the sentiments that Jig is likely to feel in the future about her choice. The Mother is essentially a sad remembrance‚ and one can imagine the speaker of this story to be sitting and reflecting about all the things she
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Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) From "Encyclopedia of African-American Writing" Poet—this one word describes every cell of Gwendolyn Brooks ’s being. It was always poetry—from her Chicago childhood to her 1950 Pulitzer Prize to her awakening social consciousness to her Illinois Poet Laureate status and through all the other honors and awards. It was always poetry—and few writers besides Brooks can speak volumes with so few words. Gwendolyn Brooks‚ Pulitzer Prize
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Mom wanted to invent‚ little household items not resolving global issues (that was for men) Invented diligently at night‚ dad was asleep‚ drew familiar items and added to it and the drawings were nearly unrecognizable Night was the only time to stop moving‚ girls pressed her for an American life that their father wouldn’t permit(and she won’t either at first) Argued in English‚ daughters picked it up first and she got better but was still a mishmash of idioms. "When in Rome‚ do unto Romans"
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African American Inventor Patricia Bath Dr. Patricia Bath‚ an Ophthalmological Surgeon‚ inventor‚ and activist for patient’s rights‚ was born November4‚ 1942 in Harlem‚ New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath‚ who was an educated and well travel merchant seaman and Gladys Bath‚ who was a homemaker and housecleaner. Dr. Bath had a passion for books‚ travel and science. She was good in biology‚ which showed in high school when she became editor of the Charles Evans Hugh School’s science paper
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John Fitch was a great inventor and his ideas helped us today. He also was a clockmaker and bronze smith. He invented the first steamboat and the steam locomotive railway. Here are some facts on John Fitch inventions. John Fitch was born in Windsor‚ Connecticut on a farm. This farm is part of present day South Windsor‚ Connecticut. He had schooling from a clockmaker. Opened a brass and silversmith business in Trenton‚ New Jersey and succeeded until the American Revolution. In addition‚ he served
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is a poem wrote by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1966‚ which is one of the popular poem she did. She’s an African American born in Topeka‚ Kansas and raised in Chicago. She is the author of numerous poetry‚ including “Blacks” (1981)‚ Annie Allen (1949)‚ for which she received the Pulitzer Prize‚ and the “Children Coming Home” (The David Co.‚ 1991). She also wrote several other books such as‚ “Negro Hero” (1945)‚ “Maud Martha” (1953)‚ “In the Mecca” (1968) and many more. Brooks was named Poet Laureate of congress
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Gath Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (also know as Garth Brooks) is the world’s greatest country singer of all time. He was born in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma on February 7‚ 1962. He was raised in the small town of Yukon with country music in his blood. He was the youngest child in his family that consisted of six children. His Mother‚ Colleen Carroll‚ was a Professional country singer while she raised Garth and his five other siblings with her husband‚ Troyal Carroll. Troyal worked as a engineer for Unocal
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Romaine Brooks The story of Romaine Brooks‚ female artist from the early twentieth century‚ holds a story unique and challenging. This artist contains many struggles and experiences yet continued to make history as an upcoming female artist who would not let the spoils of her early childhood keep her from living the life of a pioneer in the world of art. Romaine Brooks was born in Rome‚ Italy‚ and lived from 1874-1970. Brooks grandfather was a multimillionaire‚ but Brooks seemingly privileged
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