1. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN? A. Biro Brothers Explanation: The Hungarian brothers‚ Laszlo and George Biro‚ made the first ball point pen in 1894. It followed the first workable fountain pen which was invented by L.E. Waterman in 1884. 2. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? A. 1950s Explanation: On September 12‚ 1958‚ Jack Kilby demonstrated the first working IC while working for Texas Instruments‚ although the U.S. patent office awarded the first
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Scholes will refund the unused portion of the prepayment if the equipment is in good order when he returns it. In order to get the refund‚ Frank has kept the equipment in excellent condition. In fact during May‚ he paid $300 to repair one of the mowers. To transport employees and equipment to jobs‚ Frank used a trailer that he bought for $300. He believes that the period’s work used up one-third of the trailer’s service potential. The business cheque book lists a payment of $460 for private cash
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Have you ever looked at your neighbors’ lawns and wondered how they keep their grass so green? Is it because your neighbors have some kind of secret serum that they are sprinkling on their lawn late at night? Or maybe you think aliens are sneaking around and zapping your neighbor’s lawn into good health. Well‚ however you think your neighbors are maintaining that prize winning lawn‚ the truth is to have a gorgeous lawn you have to understand how grass grows. Grass type‚ growth‚ proper maintenance
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people with three bars and a church. Beyond that‚ we had about a 15 mile drive to get to grocery store or a gas station. On the farm‚ we owned a lot of different types of machinery that was all old and in constant need of repair. Tractors‚ a combine‚ mowers and excavation equipment were all things that I spend my childhood playing with and fixing. When I said certain things could remind someone of their childhood‚ this is the sort of thing I was referring to. Whenever I am fixing something at work or
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What a strange word‚ “positioning.” Its origins are shrouded in the fog of history. The popular marketing writers‚ Jack Trout and Al Ries‚ started talking about position or positioning in 1972 or thereabouts‚ and took credit later for having invented positioning. However‚ I believe that positioning was an emerging concept and a term‚ in at least limited use‚ within the marketing and advertising community at the time that Trout and Ries first wrote about it. Certainly‚ the basic concepts of positioning
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Media Unit 1- 2012 Assessment Task 1 Representation Analysis- Lamb Barbie Girl This is a stereotypical representation of Australians in today’s modern society. This campaign enforces Australian people to buy lamb to support their national day‚ as well as the people of their country. This idea is further implemented into the target audience through the use of specific codes and conventions that develop that generalized idea of‚ being ‘Australian’. This representation targets a range of Australian
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100 WAYS TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT :) In Your Home – Conserve Energy 1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month. 2. If you have central air conditioning‚ do not close vents in unused rooms. 3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120. 4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket. 5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods. 6. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time
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1 HSC PHYSICS > MOTORS AND GENERATORS| AC & DC Gather secondary information to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of AC and DC generators and relate these to their use. AC generators Advantages The slip rings of an AC generator have a continuous surface that allows the brushes to remain in contact with the ring’s surface. Thus the brushes in an AC generator do not wear out as fast as in a DC generator as they do not create an electric short circuit every half-turn. Therefore
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Nicole Buckman BIO220 March 18‚ 2013 Meredith Morrissey Controlled Burns and the Environment In a forests life‚ the process of a fire starting and destroying the trees and underbrush in a forest is an important cycle. It helps to improve the life span of the vegetation and animals living in it. With the rise in wildfires all over the country‚ researchers say that controlled burns will help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Many people think of fire as only being dangerous and destructive
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In John Marsden’s Tomorrow When The War Began‚ the first book of an adventure seeking series‚ he portrays several themes to the reader. Leadership is one of the main themes that is shown in the book. At many different stages they each have to face a leadership role. John Marsden shows the reader that Leadership is an important asset in life and is needed in any‚ and every‚ situation. Marsden also conveys the theme of relationships. Even though they are trapped in the middle of a war not knowing what
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