Gunpowder- Chinese Invention Chinese taoist alchemists were the major force behind the early invention of gunpowder. Emperor Wu Di (156-87 B.C.) of the Han dynasty financed research done by the alchemists on the secrets of eternal life. The alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances in order to transform them. The alchemist Wei Boyang wrote the Book of the Kinship of the Three detailing the experiments made by the alchemists. During the 8th century Tang dynasty
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The most important invention of mankind Thinking about important and revolutionary inventions‚ make us visualise something material and sophisticated such as the television‚ the computer‚ the car‚ the airplane and so on. Each one of these elements was indeed very revolutionary and brought fundamental changes for the whole world. Nevertheless I consider that the most significant creation of mankind is also one of the oldest. It’s the elaboration of the graphic system of communication: writing
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The 1930’s was an age to remember and cherish‚ for most of the things we have today would not be in place if it was not for the inventions of the 1930’s. Many things were invented in the 1930’s‚ for example; scotch tape was invented by Richard G. Drew (Bellis). There were many simple inventions such as scotch tape and frozen food‚ and then there were complicated inventions such as the jet engine‚ and the radio telescope. Many things were produced in the 1930’s that had an immense impact on our
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Running head: THE NECESSITY OF NURSING The Necessity of Nursing Assistants to Improve the Quality of Patient Care The Necessity of Nursing Assistants to Improve the Quality of Patient Care Introduction The quality of care received by patients is of fundamental importance to healthcare organizations. A well-documented happening that has impacted health care settings across the world is the nursing shortage (Tuttas‚ 2003). Due to the current nursing shortage‚ it is often difficult for nurses
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Gray 1 Matthew Gray Mrs. Geidel AP Comp. 18 October 2012 The Necessities of Comprehensive Sexual Education Teenagers in many schools are lacking imperative education‚ and not necessarily the sort of education that one may refer to as routine curriculum such as math or reading. This much needed education revolves around the ever so prominent existence of sexuality among high school teenagers. Although this education is much needed‚ there has been a substantial amount of controversy regarding
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Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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Following are few of the most famous inventions of the 21st century. See all 5 photos Ginger or Segway Transporter Ginger is a brilliant invention created by Dean Kamen in the year 2001. There was a bit of mystery around this invention but once it was demonstrated‚ its ability was appreciated worldwide. The Segway transporter is an electric power transportation machine. It is basically a personal human transporter; it uses five gyroscopes and built in computer. The segway can move at a speed
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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– Greatest invention speech. 1969 - Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon‚ the beetles performed there last concert and the invention that would change future generations lives forever was born‚ the internet. Can you imagine a world today without the internet? It’s just not possible. Without question the internet is the most useful‚ time saving‚ informative invention to mankind. The internet opens fascinating opportunities and allows tasks that would have once taken days to complete
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extragrant free moving culture. During this point in time there was a huge impactful social and political change. The 20’s was an age for everything new and exciting. There were many inventions during this time including: automobiles‚ the airplane‚ sliced bread‚ the assembly line‚ and the television. With the new inventions came new actions‚ dancing‚ and dressing. Many traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women
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