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When Bolivia was defeated in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) they lost it’s maritime provinces. Many attempts have been made to reconcile but none of the agreements have favored Bolivia or Chile in the way they saw was fair. There still remains a mutual distrust between the two countries after a few incidents…

Who knew that March 14 1879 would he the day a genius is born. Albert Einstein was a genius with an IQ around 160. He would have a rough start, but he would overcome that. He would overcome that to the extent of being one of the smartest and most influential people in the world. His father Hermann was merchant in the featherbed industry. It however failed and the family moved to Munich. There he founded a company that made electrical equipment with his Albert’s uncle Jakob. His mother Pauline…

After Flora married John Clarke in 1878 they started up a business in hotel keeping in Magnetewan with sister Cecilia employed as a 15 year old servant. The business turned out not to be successful and subsequently, John worked as a lumberman and cook in the region until about 1892 when the family of 6 moved to Parry Sound Village by 1901. As their family grew older and taking up lives of their own, Flora and John found temporary work as caretakers for the Vankoughnett farm on Blackstone Lake in…

Burlington, Vermont, his parents’ names are Archibald Dewey and Luana Rich. Dewey was the third of four children, which spent most of their childhood in Burlington. He went to a nearby High school, and graduated college at the University of Vermont in 1879. Soon to get his PhD in 1884 at John Hopkins University in Maryland. After receiving his degree, he starts teaching philosophy at the University of Michigan in 1884-1888 and 1889-1894. He was an American Psychologist, Philosopher, Social…

INTRO: Early childhood, is it just a substantial provider of care for children, or has it revolutionised for highly sought educational purpose? If so, how has it revolutionised over the years into educational purposes? The historical relationship between childhood and education is said to provide a means for enhancing the potential of our future generation from the earliest possible age. (Iris Duhn,2009). History advises that New Zealand 's shifting political, social and cultural stance, is the…

180 countries. Chevron Corporation's businesses are every aspect of the geothermal, oil and gas energy industries including exploration and production of energy. It is one of world's largest oil companies. The foundation of the company goes back to 1879. The company was performing under the name of Pacific Coast Oil Company back then. Despite of company's well performance, the domestic reserves were not enough to satisfy the demand of oil. Therefore Chevron started looking alternative ways to…

INTRODUCTION • Colgate – Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, healthcare and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products (including toothpaste and toothbrushes). • Under its “Hills” brand, it is also a manufacturer of veterinary products. The company’s corporate offices are on Park Avenue in New York City, across from the Waldrof…

to create a prestigious reputation for himself although many doubted him. While many know he discovered brilliant things, few know about the fascinating life that led to all of his groundbreaking discoveries. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany (Brian 1). Albert had numerous birth defects. Eventually Einstein grew out of all of his them except his oddly shaped skull (1). Einstein was a part of a Jewish family of four. As a child, Einstein took violin and piano…

however, these bulbs had very short life spans. The other disadvantage of these new bulbs was they were too expensive to produce in mass production and utilized too much power to produce light. Edison would not patent his bulb until forty years later in 1879 using bamboo as a filament, giving his bulb an expected twelve hundred hours lifespan. Scientists from around the world spent the next thirty years struggling to construct a filament that would sustain a long life and be cost efficient. It…

with the development of the theory of relativity, which has become a monumentally influential development in the field of physics. This famous, nobel-prize winning scientist originated from rather humble beginnings. Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879 in Germany. His father was a engineer and salesman while his mother stayed at home with the children. The family business was Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, which manufactured various electrical parts. Due to his family’s middle…