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    Engineering Patent History

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    for an idea. The patent allows engineers to prevent others from making, using, or selling their patented invention. Patent can tell the story of the invention in a way that someone could make the invention using only the patent as a guide. The term of a patent is 20 years from the date on which the patent is issued. There has been many famous engineers in the past including Thomas Edison, that have acquired a patent for their invention. During his lifetime, Thomas…

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    And so for this he got the nickname of “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and Menlo Park was where he lived. In the year of 1882 he established a new company called “Edison Electric Light Company” and finally is 1883 he installed his first light bulb as a company. When he was in his older ages in 1920 he was suffering complications from diabetes. The he ended up dying on October 18,1931. Thomas Edison was an amazing person and did amazing things for America and the world. He invented many good things…

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    The crossbow was a pretty common weapon in China until the invention of gunpowder. The crossbow was composed of several pieces,”This is a weapon based on the bow, featuring a horizontal bow-like assembly called a prod, which is then mounted on a stock. It shoots projectiles that are sometimes called bolts or quarrels.”-William Bernhardt. The crossbow has a very long history that all started in Ancient China. “The crossbow was invented in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty, around the year 700…

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    design something helpful towards other people.So he moved futher away to set up a workshop to continue the study of the human voice.After getting far with that expirement he then moved to Boston to work on something that would allow the device that would telegraph several messages.He began studying more and researching more about how to connect things.He finally found out how to transfer voice by connecting wires into the harmonic telegrpah to create the first telephone.Something else caught his…

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    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 …

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    Why Was He Honored?

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    Nobel, who died in 1896, willed most of his considerable wealth--garnered from his groundbreaking 1866 invention--to the founding of several international prizes. The prizes were intended to honor those who confer benefit to mankind by promoting peace or by contributing to the fields of physics, chemistry, or physiology or medicine (the economics award was founded later, in 1968). After some legal wrangling by Nobel's family, the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They attracted considerable…

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    Inventions have been built by inventors for years. For instance, phones, games, and computers. Some of them came out perfectly well. Like the Nintendo Switch, it works very well. However, some people can't invent anything good. They always fail at what they do. They can't invent nothing correctly for trying to get it done quickly. Most teachers have to use sticky notes. Spencer might have invented a weak adhesive But does not mean it still couldn't be used for good. It could easily stick and…

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    The invention I have researched is the telephone. This invention was one of the most important inventions during the Industrial Revolution.The wonderful inventor was Alexander Graham Bell, along with his assistant worker, Thomas A. Watson. Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was a proffesor and he had two brothers. His dad and grandfather were both teachers of speech. Alexander Graham Bell also loved working with people who are deaf. He liked it because his mom…

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    Steve Jobs Influence

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    because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,are the ones who do” (abcnews.com). This is a very famous yet wise quote from the CEO of Apple Inc, Steve Jobs. Many may look at him as somebody who just invented another form of technology and others may see him as a complete world changer who that impacts everyday lives. Jobs was more than an inventor of multiple forms of technology he was a mentor,a leader and a entrepreneur. Influenced by many, Jobs worked his way up to…

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    World War II Inventions

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    Most of the many inventions from World War II are still in use today. Many lives were forever changed because of the new ideas brought to us during this time period. During World War II, many new inventions and innovations were created that impacted America forever. Many famous and important inventors created their most well-known creations during World War II. Inventions such as penicillin, the atomic bomb, and the microwave are only very few of the inventions that the mastermind inventors…

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