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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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The biggest achievement of human knowledge is computer and mobiles. Before‚ we were writing letters and after some time getting the reply. But nowadays scientists had made mobiles with which we can talk to any person. The scientist named “Thomas Alva Edison” had made electricity which is now very useful to all human beings. [pic] “Charles Babbage” was the well – known scientist and his biggest invention is computer. And since 1992 we were provided with the facility named
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irrational thinking‚ then they wouldn’t last long. People should still realize the potential value of their mistakes‚ and use it as a stepping stone to a new idea. When Columbus was searching for a new India route he instead found new land‚ and Thomas Edison‚ while trying to build a light bulb he also found 1800 ways not to build one. Mistakes and errors have another purpose; they tell when to change direction. When things aren’t going smoothly‚ people think of new ideas. Roger Von oech mentions
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physicist in their invention. Denis Papin (22 August 1647 - c. 1712) was a French physicist‚ mathematician andinventor‚ best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester‚ the forerunner of the steam engine and of the pressure cooker. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11‚ 1847 – October 18‚ 1931) was an American inventorand businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world‚ including the phonograph‚ the motion picture camera‚ and a long-lasting‚ practical electriclight
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