The Invention of Computer and its Significance in Human History Abstract: In human history‚ there are lots of great inventions which made great effects to our life; we can even say‚ they dominated the development of human culture. This paper would say something about an effective invention which is fast developing and have the greatest influence on human society—computer and its history and significance. The writer believes‚ before people see computer as a convenient and useful tool even can’t leave
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“The Flying Car”: An Invention That Will “Revolutionize the World!” The flying car is both a mysterious and futuristic invention. When I first hear the words‚ “flying car” I think of the magical world of “Harry Potter”‚ or even the classic “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” which starred in 1968. The flying car has been dreamt by millions‚ for years and years; but not one person has been able to combine the great features of today’s modern plane and automobile and combine them into one. The first automobile
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Astronomy: The discovery of Uranus What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to this discovery was simply that the Universe was so big. Herschel knew that there had to be more out there than what has already been discovered. He made the effort to study the universe and came across what he thought was a comet‚ but ended up being planet Uranus. What questions were asked? There weren’t as many questions asked as a normal scientific discovery since it is claimed that
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Today’s news report is on the Luddites. These people called the Luddites are destroying the new inventions of the power loom machines. They are doing this because the machines are causing them to lose their jobs and families struggle to keep up with their basic needs like food and shelter. Since the power loom machines were invented by a man named Edmund Cartwright in 1785‚ handloom weavers that have worked so hard for many years are getting a lower wage‚ and some are losing their jobs because they
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ever before in history. The result of all these ingenious‚ innovative inventions has been a total revolution in the way people live their lives. After examining the multitude of invention descriptions on the four websites and considering from other sources‚ I have concluded that the telephone‚ printing press‚ automobile‚ airplane and the computer have contributed most to economic growth. First and foremost‚ the invention of the telephone is ranked number one among my five choices. From my
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Cars were exceptionally important in everyone’s daily lives. With the invention of cars‚ people had a means of transportation and saved a lot of time. However‚ in the beginning‚ cars were a pain to put together. The process of creating an automobile was costly and time consuming‚ because manufacturers did not have an easy way to put the vehicles together. It took half a day just to put one car together. However‚ all of that changed when Henry Ford came along. Henry Ford‚ born on July 30‚ 1863‚ in
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“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” - Babe Ruth. Softball is a very popular sport‚ and George Hancock is a very popular man. The invention of softball brought many people there favorite sport. George Hancock’s invention came about not from a baseball game‚ but from a football game. George Hancock was the inventor of softball. He came up with the game of softball after the Yale vs. Harvard football game (Athnet). Yale was pronounced the winner‚ a Yale fan
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I chose to research the discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781. When William first started getting into astronomy he‚ “…systematically searched for nebulae…” (Mark Bratton‚ "William Herschel’s Extraordinary Night Of Discovery." William enjoyed looking at the stars and enjoyed creating telescopes to do so. But‚ Alan MacRobert in his article titled‚ “Ice-Giant Spotting” explained that‚ “William Herschel in England swept up Uranus by accident in 1781 while using a homemade reflector in his
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If necessity is the mother of invention then curiosity is its father - Rupal Bhadu. Everyone says that necessity is the mother of invention and rightly so because had it not been for necessity we would still be living in the stone ages. Man learnt to hunt‚ cook‚ make houses‚ etc. All this was done to fulfill his basic needs. Necessity gives birth to inventions. We tend to invent something because we need it. Even today necessity has us strapping
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The Best and The Worst Since the birth of the first humanbeing‚ humanity always invented new things to feed their needs. Some inventions were really filling a blank and made people take one more step further to new questions and needs but some inventions seemed so innocent and useful till humanity become captives of them and forgot about living. In the first ages of human life‚ people were collecting; fruits and seeds to feed themselves‚ rocks to create places tol ive‚ leaves to cover their
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