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    Inventions like the smart phone‚ light bulb‚ electric current‚ or the remote control would not be possible without Nikola Tesla. Tesla is an inventor from the early 1900s. He is a Serbian-American and one of the most brilliant inventors in U.S. History. He impacted many technological advances far beyond his death. The blueprints he used are still being mapped in today’s works. Tesla revolutionized mankind with groundbreaking inventions that still influences technology to this day. One of Nikola Tesla’s

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    cars and even medical technology. In the 1920s a lot of technological advances were made and that is why that period is called the “roaring twenties”(the roaring twenties). During the roaring twenties major inventions were made and medical breakthroughs were discovered. One of the major inventions during the roaring twenties is the Band-Aid. The Band-Aid was invented by Earle Dickson in 1921(the roaring twenties). Earle was a cotton buyer when he invented it‚ he invented the Band-aid mainly because

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    railroad companies needed to develop new inventions‚ allow for a growth in industry‚ and establish a new free market. The railroad companies‚ the Union Pacific and Central Pacific‚ needed new inventions so they could overcome basic engineering problems. They were given millions of dollars by the government to aid in construction‚ and they also had investors so the railroad had a steady supply of funds. They used this money to obtain new devices by paying inventors to come up with solutions to their problems

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    this category‚ he is also an influential thinker‚ a scientist‚ and an inventor. Today‚ we recognize him as an important leader and scientist of the United States‚ along with his face depicted on the 100 dollar bill. In history‚ he had many wonderful achievements. He was also a very important person in the history of the United States. Benjamin Franklin was an important inventor in history. He created very useful inventions‚ such as the Franklin stove‚ bifocals‚ and the lightning rod. He also

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    Scientifiction might be unrealistic in terms of the technology or mythical/supernatural characters used in them but it is not just another fictional tale. Scientifiction not only gives inspiration to inventors and innovators‚ but also warns them about the dangers that might come upon the world due to the new invention/innovation. This insight raises the big question‚ “Where should we draw the line while exploring a topic or technology?” Snapping your fingers and having fire or waving your wand and having

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    Edward Jenner was a inventor that invented the vaccination for small pox (caused from cow pox). Edward Jenner also known as "Jenner" or "Edward" has a amazing backround!! ’’Edward Jenner was a scientist beforehand so it helped him develop the skills to create this vaccination" according to Encyclopidea.com. Although‚ Edward did have failures as well as any other inventor. Jenner because famous‚ hero and rich from his invetion‚ man what a life!! Edward jenner wasnt only detrmined he was very smart

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    Joshua Uzan American History Mr. Rothbort December 4th‚ 2014 The Impact of the Telephone We picture inventors as heroes with the genius to recognize and solve a society’s problems. In reality‚ the greatest inventors have been tinkerers who loved tinkered for its own sake and who then had to figure out what‚ if anything‚ their devices might be good for" - Jared Diamond. The telephone‚ invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1867‚ revolutionized the world we live in today. The telephone had

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    rich man. Originally a wig maker‚ Arkwright is considered by some historians to be an inventor but others consider him to be a man who used other peoples inventions for his own purposes and that he should be considered more a brilliant business man rather than a pure inventor. He lived in a time when patents were rarely used by inventors - so if someone was not careful with a good invention of theirs‚  that invention or one extremely similar to it‚ could be used by someone else. Arkwight ’invented’

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    are both opposite‚ yet‚ nevertheless‚ the same as the each other. Like‚ the point of views‚ the plot structure‚ and the experience the reader gets from the passages. First‚ we’ll start with the contrasts. A fairly obvious dissimilarity is the inventions themselves‚ a robot and a monster. The original Frankenstein‚ took place in 1818‚ which‚ shows us a distinct time difference. For The Rebellious Robot‚ signs point out that the setting will be somewhere in the future. Not because a kid built a functioning

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    Rebellious Robot‚ are both opposite‚ yet the same as the each other. Like‚ the point of views‚ the plot structure‚ and the experience the reader gets from the passages. First‚ we’ll start with the contrasts. A fairly obvious dissimilarity is the inventions themselves‚ a robot and a monster. The original Frankenstein‚ took place in 1818‚ which‚ shows us a distinct time difference. For The Rebellious Robot‚ signs point out that the setting was somewhere in the future. Not because a kid built a functioning

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