Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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Necessity is the mother of invention The meaning of the proverb is self-evident. We invent what we need; unless we feel the pressure of needs‚ we are not likely to invent anything. The fable of the thirsty crow which collected pebbles and threw them into the jar to raise the level of water to the bird’s reach of lips is well-known. Mere necessity would not help us much if we are not moved by thought. Animals have their needs but because they lack the power of thinking and ingenuity‚ they cannot
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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The Four Great Inventions [pic] | | | |China’s long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper | | |making‚ printing and the compass‚ which‚ in the words of Roger Bacon‚ changed the whole appearance and status of | | |things in the world. | | |China was the first country in the world to make proper paper. Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty
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when two pieces of rock rubbed against each other‚ but since then people started using it for their protection and heating and cooking purposes. Undoubtedly‚ these seem meaningless to us today‚ but consider life without these discoveries and inventions. Would you be able to enjoy the same quality of life without them? But the fact is that the emergence of necessities led man to explore further. As time passed‚ man realized other needs arising around him. After catering to his fundamental needs
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extragrant free moving culture. During this point in time there was a huge impactful social and political change. The 20’s was an age for everything new and exciting. There were many inventions during this time including: automobiles‚ the airplane‚ sliced bread‚ the assembly line‚ and the television. With the new inventions came new actions‚ dancing‚ and dressing. Many traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women
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"What in your opinion is the influential audio-visual technological discovery ever?" In order for something to be the most influential discovery ever it must follow certain criteria. I ’m defining the word discovery to be synomous with invention in that it is something that was "happened upon" and developed and didn ’t necessarily exist for all time. In order to be the most influential it must permeate every part of our lives‚ from leisure‚ education‚ business‚ and travel‚ to the very social
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geographical area for the next 3000 years. Eventually‚ all of these diverse writing systems‚ which encompass both logophonetic‚ consonantal alphabetic‚ and syllabic systems‚ became known as cuneiform. It is actually possible to trace the long road of the invention of the Sumerian writing system. For 5000 years before the appearance of writing in Mesopotamia‚ there were small clay objects in abstract shapes‚ called clay tokens‚ that were apparently used for counting agricultural and manufactured goods. As time
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Thomas Edison(draft) Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Thomas Edison’s inventions are still used today in many different ways. In that essay I am going to talk about his early life‚ his career‚ and last what did he offer to the society. Thomas Alva Edison was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11‚ 1847‚ in Milan‚ Ohio. Known as "Al" in his youth‚ Edison was the youngest of seven children‚ four of whom survived to adulthood. Edison tended to be in
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Prompt 1 The mother and daughter connection throughout the short story‚ “Daughter of Invention‚” is very caring and loving. The mother protects the daughter throughout the story from the father’s harsh words. For example‚ the mother states‚ “What is wrong with her speech?... That is no tone of voice‚ Eduardo (Alvarez 7). The mother believed that the daughter had put together an inspirational speech for school the next day. Furthermore‚ the father was furious. Readers can infer just by reading this
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