Walter E. Diemer (5 January 1904—9 January 1998) was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. Born and raised in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company’s founder‚ Frank Henry Fleer‚ had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called "Blibber Blubber"‚ but it was too sticky and easily broke. Although an accountant by trade‚ Diemer liked to experiment
Premium Confectionery
achieved his intellectual and literary prowess in an era known for its philosophical advances. The eighteenth century is frequently cited as the beginning of the so-called modern era in philosophy. The century is known as the Enlightenment‚ or the Age of Reason‚ an ideal also found in the literature of the period‚ whether colonial‚ British‚ or Continental. Two factors‚ more specifically‚ two intellectuals—epitomize this era: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and John Locke (1632-1704). Newton‚ an English
Premium Benjamin Franklin Deism Age of Enlightenment
made clear and full reference to the work of others‚ this submission‚ and all the material (e.g. text‚ pictures‚ diagrams) contained in it‚ is my own work‚ has not previously been submitted for assessment‚ and I have not knowingly allowed it to be copied by another student. In the case of group projects‚ the contribution of group members has been appropriately quantified. I understand that deceiving‚ or attempting to deceive‚ examiners by passing off the work of another as my own are plagiarism
Premium Tensile strength Elasticity Hardness
Benjamin Franklin Born: January 17‚ 1706 Birthplace: Boston‚ Massachusetts Bay Nationality: American Contributions: Lightning rod‚ Bifocals‚ Franklin stove Benjamin was the first American physicist to characterized two kinds of electric charge which he named “positive” and “negative.” He earned the title of "The First American" for his early and untiring campaigning for colonial unity He signed the Declaration of Independence‚ the Treaty of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary
Premium Benjamin Franklin American Revolutionary War
Man‚" the Motown marvel sings of Benjamin Banneker: "first clock to be made in America was created by a black man." Though the song is a fitting salute to a great inventor (and African Americans in general)‚ it only touches on the genius of Benjamin Banneker and the many hats he wore – as a farmer‚ mathematician‚ astronomer‚ author and land surveyor. Like a lot of early inventors‚ Benjamin Banneker was primarily self-taught. The son of former slaves‚ Benjamin worked on the family tobacco farm
Premium Invention Thomas Jefferson American Civil War
Njabulo S. Ndebele is known principally for his collection of short stories Fools and Other Stories (1983)‚ which won the 1984 Noma Award‚ and for his seminal contribution to literary debate in South Africa in the 1980s. Although his contribution has been relatively slight in volume‚ his influence on South African literature has been significant. This influence is due in large measure to his work’s divergence from much of the politicized black fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. In many ways Ndebele’s
Premium South Africa Johannesburg
Benjamin Franklin 1. Fish & Visitors stink in three days. Don’t stay longer than welcomed you get old just like fish. 2. He that lives upon Hope‚ dies fasting. The person who hopes for everything will die with nothing if they don’t go get it themselves. 3. Tis easy to see‚ hard to foresee. It’s easy to see something but it’s hard to go through with it. 4. The rotten Apple spoils his Companion. Bad people can negatively influence their peers. 5. Don’t throw stones at your neighbours
Premium Debt 2007 singles Devil
Mechanical energy Mechanical energy is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position. Mechanical energy can be either kinetic energy (energy of motion) or potential energy (stored energy of position). Introduction: We use a system consisting of two weights hanging at each end of a thin thread lying over a wheel. A photo gate is placed so that the light is interrupted by the spokes of the wheel. The data are recorded electronically and this makes it possible
Premium Potential energy Energy Harshad number
novel‚ Being and Time‚ his work in Basic Writings cannot be oversold. While much of Heidegger’s work focuses on the presence and existence of being‚ “The Origin of the Work of Art” manipulates how the being affects society. This particular essay of Heidegger’s examines not just how the work of art came to be‚ but the existence of truth along with things and artwork‚ which is different than simply art. Throughout this essay‚ I will examine the multi-faceted idea of a work of art as presented by Heidegger
Premium Philosophy Ethics Morality
Mechanical and organic solidarity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity refer to the concepts of solidarity as developed by Émile Durkheim. They are used in the context of differentiating between mechanical and organic societies. According to Durkheim‚ the types of social solidarity correlate with types of society. Durkheim introduced the terms "mechanical" and "organic solidarity" as part of his theory of the development of societies in The Division
Premium Sociology