Annie J. Easley was an female African-American computer scientist‚ mathematician‚ and rocket scientist. She helped develop power technology and software for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ which we all know as “NASA”. She was born on April 23‚ 1933 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Easley was the daughter of Samuel Bird Easley and Mary Melvina Hoover. Her and her only brother‚ who was six years old than her were raised by their single mother‚ who was a great encourager‚ and excelled in
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Elon Musk From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Elon Musk Elon Musk (2008) Born June 28‚ 1971 South Africa Residence Bel Air‚ Los Angeles‚ California Education B.S. in Economics and B.A. Physics from University of Pennsylvania Occupation Engineer/Entrepreneur Known for co-founder of Zip2‚ PayPal‚ SpaceX‚ Tesla Motors Salary $1 [1] Net worth $872 million+ Title CEO and CTO of SpaceX Chairman of SolarCity CEO of Tesla Motors Spouse Talulah Riley (2010-) Justine Musk 2000–2008 Children
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Two entrepreneurs Why these entrepreneurs? Richard Branson and Anita Roddick are two of the most famous entrepreneurial English figures. Sir Richard Branson was born on 18 July 1950 and is an English business man and investor. Anita Roddick was a British-born international woman‚ human right activist and environmental campaigner. In 2005‚ a Shell live WIRE survey classified Richard Branson as the most inspirational role model. Anita Roddick was classified the third in the same survey. It is an excellent
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kendick wilson Professor Eubanks English 101 9/18/2013 The Axe Effect On Society In todays society‚ We ignore a lot of things in our surroundings‚ such as breaking news on televison or even racism in our everyday lives. However‚ one thing that gets overlooked very much is the way we treat or portray individuals‚ particularly women in advertising and magazines; There are ads out there that degrade women in televison‚ magazines‚ and also billboards and america as a society is fine with it
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Wang yifeng 11235946 Gened 111-16 The cold war The Cold War was out broke between the 1940s to the 1990s. It was the conflict between the United States and the USSR together with their respective allies. The powers at war engaged in boosting their respective defense systems that led to massive spending of their national resources.( Ronald 157) The Cold War was surely expressed through in many areas‚ according to Ronald Kidd(2009)‚ author
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Everything that on the Earth similar to that in the sky. Hermes Trismegist For thousand-year history human being has always tried to learn the world around him and looked into illimitable spaces of the sky. Human being has always felt hunger for knowledge. Thirst for new knowledge has always presented in the human being. The human nature itself has leaded us to discover previously unknown secrets. I have always liked Apple Company. Now‚ when I have learned more about Steve Jobs‚ one of
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ASSIGNMENT 1‚ BRIEFING SHEET‚ JANUARY 2013 JEFFREY P.BEZOS : AN ENTREPRENEUR LEADER Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico and from an early age he showed his mechanical attitude developing intense and varied scientific interests. This is why his parents send him in a special program for gifted children where Jeff could nature his love about gadgets (Byers‚ 2006‚). When his family moved to Florida‚ he discovered his ’great passion’‚ computers so
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1. Describe Branson’s leadership style in terms of the leadership models addressed in Chapters 10 and 11 and evaluate the likely effectiveness of that style in the U.S. today. I believe that the type of leadership that best describes the way that Branson leads his various companies and interacts with his employees is ‘Authentic Leadership’. According to Helriegel / Slocum‚ authentic leaderships refers to individuals who know and understand themselves‚ know what they believe and value and act
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he first stage uses RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid oxygen (LOX) as propellants‚ powering two Aerojet AJ-26 engines‚ which are modified Soviet-built NK-33 engines. Together they produce 3‚265 kilonewtons (734‚000 lbf) of thrust at sea level and 3‚630 kN (816‚100 lbf) in vacuum.[6] As Orbital has little experience with large liquid stages and LOX propellant‚ some of the Antares first stage work was contracted to the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye SDO‚ designers of the Zenit series.[11] The core provided by Yuzhnoye
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