15 INVENTIONS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD SUBMITTED BY: DIWATA‚ MICHAEL PAULO E. CH21FA1- BS CHE CHEM002-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. EFREN CHAVEZ LIGHTNING ROD American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin was particularly interested in electricity and set up a small laboratory in his house to investigate its properties. His interest soon switched from electricity to lightning after he noticed the similarities between the two. One stormy night‚ he conducted a life-threatening
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The steamboats operated between the cities of New Jersey and New York. The ferry job helped give Vanderbilt a better understanding of the growing steamship industry. In the late 1820’s he created his own line of business with the steamship industry by building
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The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today’s Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison‚ in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland‚ in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward‚ Gibbons v. Ogden‚ in which Marshall defined
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factory-made objects. These changes influenced an environment of factories and very large cities. This big change was called The Industrial Revolution. Transportation changed from horseback riding to trains and steamboats. New roads were invented to help horse carriages travel smoother. Steamboats‚ clipper ships‚ and canals all helped travel on the water faster and easier. They also helped goods get to other places faster‚ like trains. Trains could both be run by horse or by engine. Engine trains were
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keeps popping up‚ Kurtz‚ who is called a protégé. The Europeans trying to colonize Africa is considered a joke to Marlow because of how they are being treated basically like slaves instead of savages. Marlow is their because he has to pick up a steamboat for his journey to the ports in Africa. While waiting for his boat‚ which was sunken by natives‚ he learns more about Kurtz and becomes fascinated. Eventually at the end of the story Marlow finds Kurtz‚ Kurtz becomes crazy and begins living in the
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adventures of Huck Finn Mark Twain- one of the greatest American writers (real name Samuel Clemen) The name Mark Twain (twain- to cut something in too) has something to do with steamboating because he was briefly a pilot on a steamboat many of his writings have to do with Steamboats--especially Huck Finn Famous for both nonfiction and fiction Tom Sawyer was a childrens book set out Huck finn as a childrens book but it became much more serious Other books between children/young adults Wrote nonfiction-
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brother‚ "do you think that Steamboat Willie will be good enough for the world to enjoy. After all it is the first sound cartoon that was ever created?" I was a little uneasy wondering if people would actually like a cartoon with animation and sound all synchronized. It was never done before or even thought of. "It’s perfect Walt‚" my brother replied‚ "even if people don’t like it‚ the fact that it is a new idea makes it all worthwhile." It was the day that steamboat willie would finally tale the
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When the first foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes
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local adaptation. Africa and India experienced a deeper affect of technological transfer because they were conquered and colonized by Europe. The steamboat with its ability to travel up and down river enabled Europeans deep into Africa and Asia. The railroad helped eliminate the difficulties of inland transportation for Europeans in India. The steamboat and the Railroad were two important technologies of the nineteenth century that changed many aspects of life in India and Africa. China’s rulers
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the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America and was deposed as Governor. April 12‚ 1861‚ The Civil War begins at Ft. Sumpter. One year later Sam Houston Jr. was badly wounded. The Houston family moved to Huntsville and rented a Steamboat
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