Nikola Tesla

Isaac Singer is an inventor of the 19th century. He invented the sewing machine. One of the quotes he said was “We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice” This shows that he is significant and important to this quote. Isaac Singer was an important figure in American history because he invented the sewing machine and it helped with many people lives. Isaac Singer was born October 27, 1811. He was born in Pittstown, New York. His parents were Adam Singer and Ruth Benson. Isaac Singer…

After reviewing literature regarding the history of paper towels. I discovered that paper towels, also known as the “kitchen towel roll”, was invented in 1931 by Arthur Scott in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Arthur along with his two brothers, are the founders of The Scott Paper Company. Arthur got the idea of inventing paper towels from in article he read regarding a teacher providing her students with soft paper when suffering from colds. Arthur received a railroad car full of paper during a…

Right now, I want you to take a look at your phone. When you do this you will find many different components that make your phone, well, your phone. The screen is lit up. Voice transmitting, really making it a phone. There is a camera, which is along the lines of motion photography. Music recorded on your phone, dating back to the first phonograph. And last but not least, a nickel alkaline battery, powering the whole phone. What does this have to do with what I am researching, you may ask? All…

Social Responsibility The Tesla mission statement is to “accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass market electric cars to market as soon as possible”(The Mission of Tesla). The biggest effort we make to give back to the community is the production of our cars that are better for the environment than other car manufacturers. We work to produce zero emission cars that are made from aluminum and plastic that can be recycled repeatedly. Tesla also uses non-toxic…

In addition to the wide catalog of innovative technology on display, the Exhibition was very well known for hosting some of the most iconic inventors in history. “One new invention which interested hardly anybody, yet which would affect the nation profoundly, was Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. It attracted less notice than the packages of magic tricks on sale nearby” (Brown 132-133). Although Bell was not a United States citizen at the time, his invention was displayed on American soil and…

Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone? Alexander was constantly working on scientific experiments and he became a famous man. Now, hundreds of thousands people can communicate through phones. Bell also worked on a school to help the deaf to enroll. His invention helps life today because we can now communicate through technology called the telephone. Alexander’s Father established a school for the deaf to learn and Alexander also helped the deaf learn. He also inspired…

The Centennial Exhibition was an exhibition in Philadelphia of many inventions, including revolutionary ones like the telephone, the typewriter, the Corliss steam engine, the mechanical calculator, Popcorn, a piece of the statue of liberty, and the banana was brought to America. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United States of America. “The International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, more simply…

“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” (Edison) Thomas Alva Edison always had a creative mind, even as a child. He was able to find work at the age of 12 selling newspapers to passengers riding the Grand Trunk Railroad line. He used his access to convert one of the unused train cars into a makeshift lab, in which he performed various experiments. He promptly caused a chemical fire in the car, resulting in him being fired. While he was working…

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was the last of 7 children. He moved to Michigan when he was 7 years old. As a child, he was extremely curious. He was so intrigued by things, that he once sat on a goose egg, just to see if it would hatch. He also set fire to a barn, to see what would happen. Although he was not well educated, he only completed 3 months of school, he was extremely smart and had the desire to learn. He was always very distracted and could never…

In 1906, on a farm in Utah, a boy named Philo Taylor Farnsworth was born. In a very short time Philo began to ask questions, accordingly his parents answered as best as they could, he was very interested in mechanics and electricity. As he grew up, he was mesmerized with the hand-cranked telephone Thomas Edison had made and hand-cranked phonograph that Alexander Graham Bell had made. They were his new heroes. Trying for a better life, the Farnsworth family moved from Utah to Idaho. Philo had…