Imagining the modern American society without the internal combustion engine is like thinking of the United States without the Eastern Interconnection Power Grid. Modern Transportation is such a vital part of life in Western civilizations that there is no way to live without it. First world societies have glorified the use of fossil fuels and combustion engines which emit greenhouse gasses into the Earth’s atmosphere. In addition to the high amount of greenhouse gas emissions‚ humans are using up
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Develop a versatile invention business plan for use by invention hunts‚ licening agents‚ engineers‚ provisional patents‚ etc. See actual examples. Overview As an experienced inventor‚ I’ve learned that an idea is not perceived as a viable business opportunity until it can be effectively communicated on paper (or any other readable format). No matter how great your idea is‚ most people expect that you have it written down. When I was new to inventing‚ I had no idea what that meant. I searched
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Sarah E. Goode‚ born in 1855‚ was the first African American woman to receive a United States patent. Her invention was a cabinet bed. When the bed was not in use‚ the invention also functioned as a roll-top desk. During the time of its invention‚ people commonly lived in studios or small apartments. Most people did not have the space for bulky or large pieces of furniture because there was little space in there homes as it was. However‚ the cabinet desk was an ideal piece of furniture because it
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pdf (Or use the following keywords in an online search engine: frontline shattered dreams of peace) NPR: National Public Radio- The Mideast: A Century of Conflict http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/index.html New York Times: A Brief History of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/studentactivity/20090109gazahistory.pdf (Or use the following keywords in an online search engine: Washington Post Israeli Palestinian conflict) O
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In his novel Mortal Engines‚ Philip Reeve is critiquing society and class‚ violence‚ and technology. To begin with‚ Reeve is displaying how unfair society is and how the wealthiest people get the recognition for making our society run smoothly. In chapter seven‚ Reeve (2001) states that the “Top Tier hangs over the city like an iron crown‚ supported by vast pillars” (p.48). This statement implies that the wealthiest people which is the top one percent in our society are very important and valuable
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The Problems Caused by the Modern Inventions As one famous commercial says‚ “Technology always comes from humanity.” In this modern world‚ we have been counting on technology. It deprives us of our time and energy‚ although we can no longer live without it. Since it has made a huge impact on our lives‚ some negative effects caused by the technology are not irrelevant to us. Thus‚ as I have observed‚ the problems caused by the modern inventions are the distancing among people‚ the limitation of
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the most important technology evolutions‚ Greece and Rome both had an impact on technology evolution. Most of their inventions and discoveries are still used today. Throughout the history of Rome‚ the Romans intelligence served them well with inventions like aqueducts‚ bound books‚ money‚ newspapers‚ or even concrete. However‚ the same could be said about Greece. The Greeks inventions consisted of the water mill‚ alarm clock‚ and basics of modern science. Romans technology changed more drastically
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The Invention of the DVD Many people enjoy watching or listening to DVDs every day. Now people can see more than just the movie. They can enjoy many different special features or quickly go to a certain spot in the movie without having to rewind or fast forward. Many people do not know how this invention came to be. Who invented the DVD and how did they do it? What are the different types DVDs? The invention we enjoy today only exists because of the hard work of many people. The DVD was
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to compose the telegraph guided the development of telephones‚ television‚ and many other electronic based devices. Telegrams were sent to communicate transversely throughout the world and forever changed the way electricity was used. Before this invention‚ a simple letter or semaphore would have to suffice. In the 1830’s‚ the telegraph was first invented. The telegraph had high expectations as it was invented to communicate to help railroad signaling in Britain. (Morse Code and the Telegraph). Whenever
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One day Edison’s boss called him to his office. He asked him how much it would cost to buy his improvements. He wanted $6‚000 but his boss offered $40‚000! Edison bought a factory and started inventing. In 1871‚ Edison married Mary Stiltwell and had three children. In 1876‚ Edison moved out of Newark and into Meleno Park. In 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Edison improved it by making it battery powered. He then invented a lampback out of graphite and it made the signal clearer
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