Inventions and Discoveries from the Muslim World By Adnaan Idrees Have you ever noticed that all the books on science and technology somehow only seem to be filled with discoveries and inventions from the likes of Aristotle‚ Archimedes‚ Da Vinci and Thomas Edison... but what about the Muslims? Where are all our discoveries? A period of a thousand years exists between these thinkers and when great Muslim men and women expressed their religiosity through contributions made to society and the sciences
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I.Setting/Climate of the Speech A. The Speaker: Michelle Obama is the first African-American woman to become first lady of the United States. She is the wife of Barack Obama‚ the 44th and current President of the United States. Michelle started taking gifted classes by sixth grade. She went to Harvard for law school and earned her J.D (Obama‚ 2013). According to New York Times‚ she founded the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ which is a nonprofit program that works with young leaders on social
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27 companies that changed the world 1. Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller established a monopoly on the most precious commodity in the world. By the time his trust—which included some 40 corporations—was broken up in 1911‚ petroleum products were on the way to being indispensable for transportation‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ warfare‚ and in many places even light. The story of petroleum was the story of the 20th century‚ and with the changes in climate‚ it could be the story of the 21st as well. 2. AT&T
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Throughout history‚ there have been many technological advancements. During the late 19th century‚ or "The Age of the Machine‚" there have been many new inventions. One of these inventions include the typewriter. The typewriter was patented by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868. Sholes is known as the first creator of the typewriter‚ while in fact‚ many before him have tried to accomplish that goal. Christopher Sholes was born in Mooresburg‚ Pennsylvania in 1918. He grew up in and went to school
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My Invention would be a way to keep children and surfers completely safe in water activities in the pool and the ocean. My product name is the magic bubble. What the target market is parents and experienced surfers. The product also has much potential to be marketed not only in the US but throughout the entire world. The Magic Bubble is built within a wet suit that is linked to a tube with string that can pulled at anytime that fills the back of the suit with a pocket of air that would potentially
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How Photography Changed the World Photography is the creation of art and science‚ it created images by recording light. Photography is a fantastic invention‚ thanks to photography‚ videos were created‚ cinema was created‚ television‚ and all the things that relate with a picture work that’s to the invention of photography. The photography was invented by Sir John F.W. Herschel in 1839; he called it photo ("light") and graphein ("to draw"). Few years after photography was invented‚ not
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If you are reading this on a computer‚ there is an excellent chance that you are wearing‚ or within arm’s reach of‚ a pair of headphones or earbuds. To visit a modern office place is to walk into a room with a dozen songs playing simultaneously but to hear none of them. Up to half of younger workers listen to music on their headphones‚ and the vast majority thinks it makes us better at our jobs. In survey after survey‚ we report with confidence that music makes us happier‚ better at concentrating
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The internet has changed the world It is clear that over the years‚ the internet has changed our world. The internet offers easy access to any kind of information. Especially it is becoming more and more important for nearly everybody as it is one of the newest and most forward-looking media and surely “the” medium of the future. Another point in its favor is the comunication. Nowadays‚ people all over the world do not have to wait too long to know about their friends and family. The emails arrive
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article "How Smart Phone Changed the World"‚ the author‚ Sharon Houlsey try to highlight how such a small device can bring a huge difference in line with the modernity in human life. She agreed that smartphone nowadays is a must for each and every person especially those who leave in urban society. From Hollywood’s celebrity gossip‚ stock exchange‚ politic around the world until your favourite food recipe‚ you can search whatever comes in your mind. This is what we called the world at your fingertips.
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10 Inventions that changed the World The Telephone The telephone is an instrument that converts voice and sound signals into electrical impulses for transmission by wire to a different location‚ where another telephone receives the electrical impulses and turns them back into recognizable sounds. In 1875‚ Alexander Graham Bell built the first telephone that transmitted electrically the human voice. The History of Computers There are many major milestones in the history of computers
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