Necessity is the mother of invention The meaning of the proverb is self-evident. We invent what we need; unless we feel the pressure of needs‚ we are not likely to invent anything. The fable of the thirsty crow which collected pebbles and threw them into the jar to raise the level of water to the bird’s reach of lips is well-known. Mere necessity would not help us much if we are not moved by thought. Animals have their needs but because they lack the power of thinking and ingenuity‚ they cannot
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Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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Scientific Discovery of Plasma. Plasma‚ the "Fourth State of Matter‚" was first identified in a Crookes tube‚ an experimental electrical discharge tube in which air is ionized by the application of a high voltage through a voltage coil‚ and it was described by Sir William Crookes‚ an English physicist‚ in 1879. It was first called "radiant matter”. However‚ Dr. Irving Langmuir‚ an American chemist and physicist‚ applied the word "Plasma" to ionized gas‚ in 1929. Plasma just happens to be the most
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Discovery speech- English 2014- Samantha Croft Introduction: What is discovery? Discovery is the action or process of revealing something unknown or being unveiled. But self-discovery is the process of acquiring insight into one’s own character. So what does discovery mean to you? Is discovery something you can physically feel? Or is it something you can uncover yourself within yourself? The voyage of ‘Self Discovery’ generates many concerns that can be experienced both positively and negatively
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In the beginning of fifteen century‚ Europeans began what we now call “the age of exploration and discovery”. Portugal‚ Spain‚ Dutch‚ French‚ and England were all in battle for territory. People may asked why did all these countries want to colonize the Americas so bad? Before series of voyages launched to discover the new world‚ people had no knowledge of what the other side of the world was like and what did the Americas have to offer. The Europeans hoped that when they went to discover the Americas
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Christopher Mirtia Computer Systems Institute 28 November 2011 Self-Discovery Essay Self- discovery is a process used to find the main skills and interests needed to succeed in a particular career area. As a future IT specialist‚ self-discovery and self-awareness play a big part in my decision. Some skills that I discovered for my field includes: the ability to learn the basic concepts needed to succeed. Next‚ I would need to know how to apply them correctly. Lastly‚ I need the determination
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The Discovery of the Structure of DNA Determining the structure for DNA was one of the outstanding science achievements of the 20th century. It started in the late 1940’s‚ when scientists were aware that DNA was most likely the molecule of life‚ even though many were sceptical since it was so "simple." They also knew that DNA included different amounts of the four bases: adenine‚ thymine‚ guanine and cytosine (usually abbreviated A‚ T‚ G and C)‚ but nobody knew what the molecule might look like
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– Greatest invention speech. 1969 - Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon‚ the beetles performed there last concert and the invention that would change future generations lives forever was born‚ the internet. Can you imagine a world today without the internet? It’s just not possible. Without question the internet is the most useful‚ time saving‚ informative invention to mankind. The internet opens fascinating opportunities and allows tasks that would have once taken days to complete
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extragrant free moving culture. During this point in time there was a huge impactful social and political change. The 20’s was an age for everything new and exciting. There were many inventions during this time including: automobiles‚ the airplane‚ sliced bread‚ the assembly line‚ and the television. With the new inventions came new actions‚ dancing‚ and dressing. Many traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women
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