Are scientific inventions making us happier ? One of the most popular questions which is often asked is: "Are scientific inventions making us happier ?" Science today has given us such comforts as were unimaginable years ago. Today we switch on the radio and listen to music‚ We have electricity‚ telephones‚ televisions‚ washing machines‚ refrigerators‚ air-conditioning plants and a host of other gadgets. All these things have made the life of man very easy and comfortable. The flush-lavatories
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"Tim" Burton was born August 25th‚ 1958 in Burbank California. He has actively been a creative and iconic film director‚ producer‚ artist‚ writer and animator since 1982. Tim Burton is best known for his dark‚ gothic‚ chilling‚ and unusual horror and fantasy films. His work is derived from many inspirations‚ such as Christopher Lee‚ Vincent Price‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ Edward Gorey‚ Alan Moore‚ George Melies‚ Dr. Seuss‚ and Paul Whitehouse. In addition‚ Tim Burton watched the films of Ray Harryhousen. He used
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The invention of the automobile has brought more positive and negative effects than any other invention throughout transportation history. As the most widely accepted method of transportation‚ cars have changed the way people live all over the world. They have affected all aspects of society such as family life‚ the economy‚ and even the environment. The advancement of automobiles over time has directly affected the advancement of society as a whole. Over the generations automobiles have influenced
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daughter of two Jewish parents in Austria. She wanted to help the navy with their torpedoes so the could get through jammers. She didn’t know what big of an impact that her small invention would have on the world. Hedy Lamar created wifi‚ a huge part of everyone life’s and it just started from trying to help he navy. The invention that changed my life the most is wifi. With wifi I can learn more than I would without it. On YouTube you can learn a lot of information on about every topic. I have learned
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In today’s high-pace society‚ technology is a way of life‚ which is why we humans tend to want the next best product out there. However‚ when it comes to mp3 players there is a vast selection‚ but the one that really stands out is the Ipod by Apple. This is because it is light weight and it can hold a large amount of songs depending on how big the storage is‚ and on Apple’s latest model there is video capability. So not only does it have music but you could watch videos too. What would be even
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The Maybelline Makeup Company was created by 19-year-old Tom Lyle Williams in 1915. Tom Williams got the idea to enhance his sister’s while he was watching his sister Mabel apply a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker‚ fuller look. He went on to adapt it with his chemistry set. Eventually he came across a mixture containing petrolatum (Vaseline)‚ carbon black‚ cottonseed oil‚ and safflower oil that he hoped he could sell. Unfortunately‚ when Mabel applied it to
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Who Were the First Americans? It has long been the belief that the first Americans migrated from Asia some twelve thousand years ago by crossing the then frozen Bering Strait. In 1932‚ stone artifacts were found alongside mammoth bones in Clovis‚ New Mexico that supported this theory. In recent years‚ however‚ new evidence and discoveries challenge those beliefs. These new discoveries pre-date the Clovis artifacts and are located in different parts of North and South America. Along with those new
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The computer as the most wondrous technological invention of the 20th century Since the beginning of human era we have always tried to obtain machines to make our lives easier. Before the computer was invented people did boring tasks that we now take as they are. No one can deny the fact that computers play a very effective and important role in our lives. Many of us spend a lot of hours in front of computer working or using it just for fun. But still as any thing‚ PCs have their pros and
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marvels have changed how we live‚ work‚ sleep and prioritise. All these have acted in concert to create opportunities and issues unimaginable decades ago. I chose this question because not many people recognise the boons and sometimes the banes these inventions have brought forth. I also believe that it is high time we pay tribute to the engineers‚ scientists and inventors whose ideas and technologies have bettered our material existence. The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 heralded the dawn of a new age
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has chosen “Fantasy” as our theme. Fantasy refers to a world of imagination filled with creative mental images and uninhibited fancy. These images or visions of fantasy may be distorted faces of reality; or may even be entirely disconnected to the real world. However‚ fantasy is more often than not linked to the real world in a child’s world and a crucial precursor to future cognitive and creative development. It is often observed that young children spontaneously engage in fantasy play‚ especially
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