FILIPINO SCIENTIST Julian Banzon - Filipino Chemist: Filipino chemist‚ Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut‚ and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process. Julian Banzon - Degrees: * BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930 * Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University
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Other civilizations have impacted the concept of the western civilization more than others. Mesopotamia has affected the western civilization more than the Egyptian culture had through their writing system‚ legal system‚ and their architecture and discoveries. Any civilization to actually be considered a civilization and to function they would need some sort of a formal writing system. Any civilization that has a language would certainly be an influence to the western civilization‚ but the reason in
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er 3) Physics of roller coasters | | Simply speaking‚ a roller coaster is a machine that uses gravity and inertia to send a train of cars along a winding track.[1] This combination of gravity and inertia‚ along with G-forces and centripetal acceleration give the body certain sensations as the coaster moves up‚ down‚ and around the track. The forces experienced by the rider are constantly changing‚ leading to feelings of joy in some riders and nausea in others. The basic principles
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invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. The Wheel Although archeologists don’t know for sure who invented the wheel‚ the oldest wheel discovered was found in Mesopotamia. It is likely the Sumer first used the wheel in making pottery in 3500BC and then used it for their chariots in around 3200 BC. Mathematics The Mesopotamians used a number system with the
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Anika A. 2012 Inquiry: What was so significant about these 3 inventions? —How were they discovered? —What were they commonly used for? —What substantial impacts have they each had? 3 Significant Inventions Gunpowder‚ printing‚ and the magnetic compass: 3 significant inventions‚ all either invented‚ or first used‚ in ancient China. 17th century English philosopher‚ Sir Francis Bacon‚ described these innovations as 3 inventions which “changed the world”. The practical use of gunpowder
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The paper looks at how Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Andre Tarkovsky’s Solaris (1972) make art cinema out of the popular genre of science fiction. Further‚ it focuses on the specific ways the two directors deploy to construct extraterrestrial space to explore key concerns of science fiction‚ including the relation of humans to technology‚ human to the alien or non-human‚ as well as the relationship of the present to the future. The specific constructions of those films shape
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you to present my recommendations towards a marketing strategy for the Land Rover Discovery. 1. Product Positioning: The brand “Land Rover Discovery” should become synonymous with high-end style‚ luxury‚ and creature comforts. It should be positioned as a premium brand‚ as the ultimate in SUV luxury. In terms of positioning against competitors‚ based on market research it seems clear that people value the Discovery for its ruggedness and for its image as a luxurious product (based on the opinions
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to be civilized. The caveman made many great advances throughout history. Some fundamental things that cavemen discovered were fire‚ hunting weapons‚ tools‚ and a verbal language that was much more complex than their animal ancestors. The first discovery‚ fire‚ provided them with warmth and protection‚ light‚ and heat to cook things. The second‚ hunting weapons‚ were made mostly of flint and dulled easily. The third advance was tools. They had tools that helped them in hunting and farming. Because
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In began following the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California in early 1848. Word of the discoveries location spread quickly and people soon swarmed into the hills seeking the precious commodity. In 1849 alone‚ California saw eighty thousand people arrive to look for gold‚ that number grew to three hundred
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their natural environments. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology‚ medical technology‚ and information technology. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments‚ including the printing press‚ the telephone‚ and the Internet‚ have lessened physical barriers
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