The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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“The Contribution of Calculus in the Social Progress” The history of calculus falls into several distinct time periods‚ most notably the ancient‚ medieval‚ and modern periods. The ancient period introduced some of the ideas of integral calculus‚ but does not seem to have developed these ideas in a rigorous or systematic way. Calculating volumes and areas‚ the basic function of integral calculus‚ can be traced back to the Egyptian Moscow papyrus (c. 1800 BC)‚ in which an Egyptian successfully
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that air is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. His other contribution includes researches in the field of quantitative chemistry. “Amedeo Carlo Avogadro” Amedeo Carlo Avogardro was born in Italy in 1776 and his main contribution was in the field of relative molecular mass. He established the relationship between the masses of different gasses at the same volume and their corresponding molecular weights. His more noted contribution was the Avogadro law where he established the molar particle
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Achievements and Contributions of the Ancient Civilizations Summary: Ancient civilizations that made significant contributions to today’s modern society. the wheel‚ the alphabet‚ and government. New ideas and inventions of ancient civilizations were important‚ but how they evolved and led to new and more complex ideas and inventions are imperative to our society today. There are a plethora of contributions that early civilizations have made to today’s society. For instance‚ the Phoenicians
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LAM HO VINH NGO PHYSICS 100 HONOR PROJECT RAY E. ETHERIDGE Archimedes and his contributions to science Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ inventor and astronomer. Little was known of his personal life‚ even though people regard him as one of the leading contributors to classical antiquity. One of his most outstanding contributions was the foundation of hydrostatics‚ statics and principles of lever. He also invented many mechanisms such as siege machines
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World Wars. He was considered a hero by many people back then‚ and is still considered a hero by much of the population today. Although there were a few things that transpired that made him seem unheroic‚ he is still a major hero because of his contribution in history both as a citizen and as a soldier‚ and his sense of Self Sacrifice for the greater good. George S. Patton was born on November 11‚ 1885 to George S. Patton Sr. and Ruth Wilson in San Gabriel‚ California. His ancestry was mainly from
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Three Contributions Of Chinese Immigrants The Chinese started immigrating to the United States in 1849. They left China in search of a better life. Life in China in the 1800’s was very hard. There wasn’t enough food‚ money and the cities were overpopulated. They heard about the United States and believed there was an opportunity to start over again. They hoped to find jobs on the railroad or to strike gold. When they arrived in the United States‚ life was difficult. Laws were made
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“Entre los individuos como entre las naciones. El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz” (Among individuals‚ as among nations. Peace is the respect of others rights.) Benito Juarez was unconventional in his youth but later made grate contributions to society. His contributions not only impacted society‚ but were also impacted by his unconventionality. In 1806 Benito Juarez was born on March 18th.. Benito was born in the small town of San Poblo‚ Guelatao. When Benito was 3 years old both of his
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ahead of his time. He rose up from poverty to being one of the most well known figures in history. Through the virtues he applied himself to‚ he was able to make massive cornerstone contributions to our society‚ from bifocals to the pro and con list‚ just to start off naming two. One of the first of many ways that Benjamin Franklin bettered the people around him was the founding
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MGMT 368 Business Ethics 16 June 2012 Biography of Immanuel Kant’s and His Ethical Contributions Born in Konigsberg‚ East Prussia in 1724‚ Immanuel Kant began school at the early age of eight years. He studied at the Collegium Fridiricianum‚ a Latin school that focused on classicism. Later he attended the University of Konigsberg and his major studies were physics‚ mathematics and philosophy. After receiving his doctorate‚ Kant became a teacher at the University and focused
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