As you probably know‚ February marks the start of Black History Month; a month designated to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of African-American men and women. Dr. James E. West was one inventor who I chose to write about‚ in honor of Black History Month. West is known for inventing the Electret Microphone‚ one that is now an industry standard - used for everything from cameras to hearing aids. Dr. James E. West truly was a very accomplished man. Born on February 10th‚ 1931‚ in Prince Edward
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Benjamin Bradley was born a slave in Maryland‚ around 1830‚ but became an engineer and inventor. Although it was against the law to teach a slave how to read or write‚ Bradley learned literacy from his enslaver’s children. Bradley was also good at mathematics‚ and showed a natural talent for making things. As a teenager‚ Bradley was put to work at an office where he built a working steam engine from pieces of scrap metal. Others were so impressed with Bradley’s mechanical skills that he was given
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The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell on March 10‚ 1876. The first words ever transmitted to another person through the telephone was “Mr. Watson‚ come here‚ I want you.”. This was the start of something huge in the future. The telephone’s cause can be described by the inventor and his reasons. The effects can be described by the outcome and todays uses of the telephone. Bell came to the U.S. as a teacher for the death‚ and considered the idea of electronic speech while visiting
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Eli Whitney was an American inventor. He had a nickname which as “the father of American technology” He was most known for the two inventions he made. They were the key to the Industrial Revolution. The inventions were accountable for mass industrial production that is still used today. During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventions that were assembled to improve the lives of countless people. The cotton gin and interchangeable parts made Eli Whitney one of the most magnificent inventors
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Was he a hero like batman‚ a villain like the joker or a little bit of both? Andrew Carnegie was born in November in 1835 in Dunfermile Scotland into a very poor family. His mother gave birth to him in their attic and he attended a one room school house with 150 students before they moved to America. So‚ the question is was Andrew Carnegie a hero? My definition of a hero is someone who has courage integrity and concern for others. I think There are Two Sides to Every Hero
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The Telegraph Telegraphs have been long forgotten but never forget that it was a foundation for every communication device used today. Although telegraphs are no longer used today‚ the contrivance used to compose the telegraph guided the development of telephones‚ television‚ and many other electronic based devices. Telegrams were sent to communicate transversely throughout the world and forever changed the way electricity was used. Before this invention‚ a simple letter or semaphore would have
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Glow Sticks Since being invented some 25 years ago the glow sticks we as children have grown up with are still the partying craze at rave events and darkly illuminated venues that need that little kick of hand held lights. The principal on which glow sticks work to an everyday person is almost supernatural‚ but in fact the technology used to make it and the way it works is actually very simple indeed. But how does a light stick give off such a strong light source with no bulb and no battery
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For my research paper I chose Garrett Morgan‚ I chose this person because we had a list of people to chose from and we had the same name so I thought I should pick him to learn about. Garrett Morgan was born in Paris on March 4‚ 1877 and died on July 27‚1963 at the age of 86. Growing up‚ most of his teenage years were spent as a working man for a Cincinnati landowner. He also had to quit school in order to work full-time for his job. In 1895‚ he moved to Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ where he began
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BIOGRAPHY OF NIKOLA TESLA 1994 Brotherhood of Life‚ Inc.‚ 110 Dartmouth‚ SE‚ Albuquerque‚ New Mexico 87106 USA "SPECTACULAR" is a mild word for describing the strange experiment with life that comprises the story of Nikola Tesla‚ and "amazing" fails to do adequate justice to the results that burst from his experiences like an exploding rocket. It is the story of the dazzling scintillations of a superman who created a new world; it is a story that condemns woman as an anchor of the flesh which
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Have you ever seen how beautiful a lava lamp can be with all of the different colors it can have? I’ve always wondered what kind of material a lava lamp contains inside to get its color and what those floating blobs is made out of! Since I was a young kid‚ I’ve always had a lava lamp in my room just because it is amazing to look at. In this journal‚ I will explore exactly what is inside of a lava lamp that makes people like me attracted to it. Did you know the real name of the lava lamp is called
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