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    combustion engine a step further and patented what is generally recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine and later built the world’s first four-wheeled motor vehicle. The Steam Engine Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor who in 1698‚ patented the first crude steam engine. Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712. James Watt improved Newcomen’s design and invented what is considered the first modern steam engine in 1765. The Sewing Machine The

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    Bernie Liu‚ an architect by profession‚ is an entrepreneur at heart with a dream and a vision.  In 1986‚ right after the People Power Revolution‚ Bernie together with close friends from college and supported by his family who were then garments manufacturers‚ conceptualized‚ produced and marketed an initial product line of one-sized T-shirts with catchy prints–all targeted at the youth market. And so Penshoppe was born!  Today‚ the merchandise mix of Penshoppe‚ the anchor brand of Golden ABC

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    Saying that gadgets have started in doing things with the of use electricity to facilities the life of every person. They began to invent different things and which of them will react fast. The inventors of the gadgets were Benjamin Franklin‚ Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham. Some of them just started to do things related with the use of electricity. With the continued progress of our era‚ there are many changes happened. Especially when being modern to our equipment and the development of technology

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    appliances‚ water pumps‚ machine tools‚ power tools‚ and Tesla cars. Later in his life‚ Tesla was given doctoral degrees by Columbia University and Yale University. He was also awarded the Elliot Cresson Medal by the Franklin Institute‚ as well as the Edison Medal. Unfortunately‚ lots of Tesla’s scientific research was confiscated by the government and released by the FBI shortly after his

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    The viceroyalty of La Plata’s main dependency was the viceroyalty of Peru. They worked together in a sense‚ both a part of the Spanish empire. Their military consisted of the typical army and navy. The military’s main goal was to gain control‚ because rebellions and revolts were very common in both of these regions during the mid-1600s. From the mid-1600s to the late 1600’s the viceroys of these regions had to expand the colonial navy‚ in order to protect their Pacific coast. The expansion of the

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    Ecomagination: Driving Sustainable Growth for GE This case is about US-based diversified conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) and its environmental initiative Ecomagination that was launched in mid-2005. Through this initiative‚ the company invested liberally in renewable energy and cleaner technologies.  It also promoted energy-efficient Ecomagination products through its marketing campaigns. Besides‚ the company set targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and for increasing the

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    other living things have electricity in them. By controlling the electricity around us‚ by making it work for us‚ we have changed the world. Pioneers in Electricity In 1752 Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lighting was electricity. Thomas Edison invented the first successful electric light bulb and the first electrical power distribution company. Making Electricity People make electricity at electric power stations. Machines called generator make electricity from other forms of energy

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    developed the kinetic theory of gases ERNEST MACH -proposed ``Mach’s principle’’which states that “the inertia of an object is due to the interaction between the object and the rest of the universe” CHARLES GOODYEAR -discovered rubber THOMAS ALVA EDISON

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    Introduction As Top Gun reached into the audience’s nationalist instinct and impacted the way the audience viewed the world‚ war‚ and the military. Few viewers‚ however‚ realized that they were also influenced by product placement. Further‚ few film watchers are aware that product placement occurs. Although Top Gun moved the audience through the sounds‚ sights‚ actions‚ and other cinematic techniques‚ as will be discussed later‚ the biggest influence was the product placement of the Navy and Ray

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    I sat there in darkness as the lights in my house went out‚ I could not see. Scared and alone I was beginning to worry but my fear slowly faded when my lights flickered back on. I soon realised just how dependant I was on electricity and light bulbs for my everyday life. Light bulbs have helped people bond more with their families at home‚ extend work hours because workers could now see with the illumination from the lights and helped boost the economy due to the faster production of materials and

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