operations. Discovered in the ninth century Chinese alchemist developed something with the potential of conquering nations. Gunpowder is used in many weapons throughout history and to this day‚ but one of the first was flying fire. With the simple invention of the gunpowder cannon‚ a totally new type of defense was unearthed. When the devastating power of the cannon was shrunken down into a handheld weapon‚ the course of warfare changed forever. Ancient Chinese alchemist were trying to find a potion for
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The Invention of Paper Try to imagine a life without paper. Even in this era of emails and digital books‚ paper is all around us. Shopping bags‚ paper money‚ store receipts‚ cereal boxes‚ toilet paper‚ etc.‚ prove we use paper in many ways every day. Islamic people helped spread paper to the west‚ where paper started to be produced more and more and finally‚ printed as we know it today. But‚ Before Muslims spread paper into the west; recently‚ archeologist’s extravagated letters written in Sogdian
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ABOUT PATENTS PATENTABLE INVENTIONS • A Technical Solution to a Problem • In any field of human activity • It must be NEW • It must involve an INVENTIVE STEP • It must be INDUSTRIALLY APPLICABLE | NON-PATENTABLE INVENTIONS • Discovery • Scientific theory • Mathematical methods • Scheme‚ rule and method of • performing mental act • playing games • doing business • program for
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THE GREATEST INVENTIONS What is the greatest invention of all time? . There are many different possible world’s greatest inventions because they have all helped out humankind in some way‚ some more than others. I think that the greatest invention of all time is Harnessed Electricity. Some may argue that this was not an invention it was a discovery but although electricity itself was a discovery there was still the invention of had to use it and what it could be used for. I think that electricity
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full HTML browser (on a 3.2" screen)‚ and email client as well. But those are some examples. If you just want to make and receive calls‚ you probably don’t want a data plan‚ nor maybe even a smart phone. However‚ if you want your phone to be more useful‚ a data plan and a smart phone is pretty much a requirement. Examples of a smart phone are All Android based cell phones All RIM (Blackberry) devices. All Windows Mobile phones (not PDAs) All Windows Phone 7 devices All Web OS devices
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Useful Idioms for Lower-Intermediate to Advanced Students (Teacher’s Resource) My students often tell me that they want to learn idioms. But‚ in the past‚ I always found it difficult to find a list of idioms/phrases that was general enough to be useful for everyone. So‚ I finally broke down and made my own idiom and phrases list. Below is the result of hours of idiom compilation and writing. Item example: off the top of your head He asked me to tell him a joke‚ but I couldn’t think of
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1. A bad workman blames his tools. * Something that you say when someone blames the objects they are using for their own mistakes. It is not the tools we use which make us good‚ but rather how we employ them. 2. If a job is worth doing‚ it’s worth doing well. * There is a lot of emphasis on getting things right 3. Make hay while the sun still shines. * To take an opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are near perfect or available. * To do something while
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invented nowadays cannot be operated without it. As a matter of fact‚ electricity is used mostly in four main areas: industry‚ public health‚ media and transportation. First of all‚ electricity plays an integral part in industry. Thanks to the invention of electricity‚ a lot of equipment has been invented including computers‚ subways‚ bulbs‚etc .... .Electricity is the crucial factor in operating most devices. As a matter of fact‚ we now lighten our lives with electricity‚ which is unexpensive and
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Daily Lives New inventions change our live on a daily basis. Whether it is the new version of a washing- machine or a new cure for a disease that they have discovered‚ we are sure to never have a dull moment in the modern world. Over the years we have experienced many new inventions and many interesting periods of discoveries‚ but not one quite as dynamic as the 20th century. I think the reason these specific times’ inventions were so important‚ is that it was the beginning of everything. All the
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Founded Causeway Bay‚ Hong Kong (1968) Headquarters Shatin‚ Hong Kong Key people Michael Chan‚ Chairman Products Fast food Casual dining Revenue HK$5.33 billion (2011) Employees 15‚000+ (2010) Website www.cafedecoral.com Café de Coral (Chinese: 大家樂; Cantonese Yale: daai6 gaa1 lok6‚ SEHK: 0341‚ Grey Market: CFCGY) is a fast food restaurant group which owns and operates fast food chains and restaurants including Café de Coral‚ The Spaghetti House‚ Manchu Wok‚ Oliver ’s Super Sandwiches‚ Ah
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