Ferdinand Porsche[2] (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and honorary Doctor of Engineering. He was best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle (gasoline-electric)‚ the Volkswagen Beetle‚ and the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK‚ as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles. Porsche designed the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen‚ which was the first race car with mid-engine‚ rear-wheel drive layout. Known in business circles as the "great engineer"‚[3] he made a number
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Alchemy Picture alchemy in your mind. When you think of the word‚ a variety of creepy‚ mystical images may come to mind. Alchemy was a major scientific topic during the time Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was written. Alchemy was not only a science‚ but a spiritual tradition to its practitioners. Although many modern scientists may disagree‚ alchemy was an important advancement in modern chemistry. This is because of its main goals‚ its history‚ and major alchemists. Alchemy was the beginning
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and American transformation from isolationism to interventionism. Heinrichs begins this story in his prologue discussing where he believes the problems leading up to the war began. He begins by saying that before the war ambushed the US it slowly snuck up over many years before crashing down on December 7th‚ 1941. He states that the world economic crisis and the stock market crash of 1929 began the decent towards war (Heinrichs 3). The economic crisis weakened confidence in world order‚ upset the
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Bibliography: Moholy-Nagy‚ László‚ Painting‚ Photography‚ Film (1927). Scharf‚ A Art and Photography (1968). Crary‚ Jonathan‚ Techniques of the Observer: On Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century (1992). Franz von Stuck und die Photographie (1996).
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a belief that Germany was unique‚ distinct from other European nations and was therefore destined to follow a different transition from Aristocracy to Democracy. This course could include violence if necessary; past German Chancellors such as Otto Von Bismarck who was famous for his Blood and Iron Speech during the unification of Germany are an example of that. Germany had a history of Authoritarianism and a strong belief in Militarism and the army. The days of the Kaiser and the Second Reich‚ during
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Sure the sight of a black bubble in a person’s skin could scare someone at least a little‚ or the terrible aches and pains brought about by a disease which no one in the region had heard about or had the slightest idea of a cure for could be a bit frightening. Just as it was during the 14th thru 16th centuries in Western Europe and just as it is today‚ death was and still is a big thing to fear. Thus‚ this epidemic that killed one third of Western Europe’s population got to be known as the Black
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Paul Krugman calls 1913 the high-water mark of the First Global Economy. He notes‚ that over the preceding century‚ the world economy had been transformed by technology and the widespread acceptance of the belief that free markets‚ with secure property rights‚ were the best way to achieve economic progress. After 1913 the market atrophied -- long-distance trade shrunk‚ private international movements of capital virtually disappeared‚ and a third of the world rejected private property. How does
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Gaullism From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2008) | Charles de Gaulle‚ in his general’s uniform Gaullism (French: Gaullisme) is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of "Resistance" leader then president Charles de Gaulle. Contents * 1 Doctrine
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The Nazi consolidation of power was a gradual process that took place in many steps and was due to many factors‚ although a great deal happened in the first few months of Hitler’s rule. However‚ the purge of the SA in June 1934 was a major turning point as it tremendously increased Hitler’s power over the state. <br> <br>By the time Adolf Hitler was elected as Chancellor of Germany in January 1933‚ the consolidation of power was not having the desired effect. Hitler immediately called another election
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14Th Century Europe was a period of chaos and turmoil. The Great Famine of 1315-1317 produced the worst famine in the Middle Ages that killed millions of people all over Europe. The onset of the Bubonic Plague (“Black Death”) only made things worse. The Black Death swept throughout Europe and killed as much as two fifths of the already diminished European population. The Black Death effected Europe politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Europeans responded to the Black Death differently. We got
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