and light‚ one of the first things to come to mind is usually the name Thomas Edison. One man’s name goes unheard though. A man‚ just as influential as Thomas Edison‚ perhaps more so‚ in the electrification of America‚ was the great innovator‚ Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla is a historical figure that goes unnoticed‚ with many of his contributions forgotten‚ lost in time. Tesla was a man of equal caliber to the great Thomas Edison‚ but because of poor marketing and because his ideas were so far ahead
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child he showed signs of intelligence in school where he would do complicated math problems in his mind which brought his teacher to the conclusion that Nikola was cheating. Then‚ Tesla came to America and worked here and there‚ but then work with Thomas Edison in 1882. Tesla created an easier and safer way to power homes and then brought some other inventions in which are still in use today. Tesla had a great impact on today’s future in order to make a mans job a little easier. Tesla
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George Westinghouse II The Westinghausen family tree stretches back to that of the ninth century in Westphalia‚ Germany. Some of the family decided to emigrate to Europe and later settle in the United States. In the nineteenth century‚ George Westinghouse decided to move all over the former United States and settled in Central Bridge‚ New York where he had George Westinghouse II. Born into a family of ten (which would become twelve later on) on October 16‚ 1846‚ George Westinghouse Jr. (son of
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service on the Hudson River 1807 Samuel F. B. Morse Telegraph 1836 Elias Howe Sewing Machine 1844 Isaac Singer Improves and markets Howe’s Sewing Machine 1851 Cyrus Field Transatlantic Cable 1866 Alexander Graham Bell Telephone 1876 Thomas Edison Phonograph‚ First Long-Lasting Incandescant Light Bulb
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April 17‚ 1837. He is known for being a philanthropist and art collector(JP Morgan and Carnegie Corporation website.) Morgan is known as a captain of industry because of all the helped he produced to the country. Morgan helped finance Thomas Alva Edison on his research into a practical electric light bulb‚ he also helped his company incorporate. Morgan played a huge role in the merges that created U.S. Steel and International Harvest. He also helped by negotiating a truce between the country’s
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READING Part 1 You are going to read a magazine article about an artist who paints flowers. For questions 1-8‚ choose the answer (A‚ B‚ C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. An eye for detail Artist Susan Shepherd is best known for her flower paintings‚ and the large garden that surrounds her house is the source of many of her subjects. It is full of her favourite flowers‚ most especially varieties of tulips and poppies. Some of the
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According to one calculation‚ “the number of Americans on food stamps now exceeds the combined populations of "Alaska‚ Arkansas‚ Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ District of Columbia‚ Hawaii‚ Idaho‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ Maine‚ Mississippi‚ Montana‚ Nebraska‚ Nevada‚ New Hampshire‚ New Mexico‚ North Dakota‚ Oklahoma‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ South Dakota‚ Utah‚ Vermont‚ West Virginia‚ and Wyoming" (http://www.breitbart.com). That is to say‚ America’s economy is so low‚ to the point‚ that the number of citizens requiring
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The Phonograph The phonograph is a revolutionary invention. It was created by Thomas Edison in 1877‚ inspired by his work on sound and his recent development of the telephone. He had the idea that sounds could be recorded and played back at a later date. Edison invented the phonograph‚ but others perfected it. 10 years after the invention was introduced‚ Emile Berliner patented the Gramophone‚ which used records instead of tinfoil cylinders to record sound. When the record is recorded‚ a needle cuts
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strong and sincere determination. Difficulties deter us only when we lack determination. Where there is a will there are a hundred ways. All great men became great because of their strong will power and not because the luck was with them. Thomas Alva Edison could not have given us so many inventions if he did not have the will to have his way in spite of repeated discouragement from his father. Many physically challenged men‚ women and children lead a full life because of their sheer will power
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“… Though Thomas Alva Edison is almost always credited with having invented the lightbulb‚ an earlier version was developed in England by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan. However‚ Edison was an important pioneer who went on to make the first successful electrical system.”(Collier 66). In 1878 Joseph Swan made a workable version of an electric light bulb‚ using a carbon filament. (Collier 66) An incandescent bulb consists of a filament‚ which today is made of a wire of tungsten‚ and Anchor wires‚ which hold
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