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    just to name a few. These entrepreneurs started out with a dream or maybe an idea. They came to make all of these inventions because they and friends to believe in them. Many companies saw what the inventors were doing and they wanted to help so they invested money into them to help their idea become possible, make it reality. Since, these inventors were being able to produce their invention they were able to bring it out and show…

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    The aboriginal people were known as inventors. They created multiple inventions to help them survive during their time. They might not have been the first to create them, but those items helped them in various ways. The first item, was the karlis. They were advanced boomerangs that they used during their hunts. They could quickly launch the boomerang to strike the animal being hunted. The boomerang was very heavy, so that way they could deliver fatal blows. The secondary weapon was the spear.…

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    When first beginning to read this novel the reader may think that it is just about a boy and his grandfather, but in actuality it is about a boy discovering the stories his grandpa told him. In the novel a boy named Jacob has a grandpa that tells him stories from his childhood, but Jacob does not know if they are true. Jacob sets out to the island to find what his grandpa had told him about. He discovers a girl that used to be in love with his grandfather and catches her interest. Golan a right…

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    Anthem Essay In today’s society, individuals are allowed to branch out and explore science and technology. That is why we are technologically advanced unlike the totalitarian society in Anthem. Equality 7-2521’s society was primitive because they were not allowed to be individuals. In the novella by Ayn Rand, individuality is used to show why science and technology is controlled by a totalitarian society. All of the citizens of the collectivist society in Anthem were denied individuality. The…

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    Cause and Effect: Thomas Alva Edison (Thomas) Hook I am often thought of as the one of the greatest inventors who ever lived. I am Thomas Alva edison Background info I was born February 11,1847 in Milan Ohio. I was the youngest of the seven children of Samuel Ogden Edison and Nancy matthews Elliott. My father was a activist from Canada. My mother was an accomplished school teacher and a major influence on my life. In 1878, i worked on a way to replace the gaslight and candle light on…

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    Royal Academy of London, he became intrigued by the steam engine, which had been invented in 1698. He went on to work in the steamship and canal industry where he had many great achievements. Fulton’s innovations to the steamboat and his brilliant invention of the submarine would change America for the better. Robert Fulton’s…

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    During the past years biotechnology have been vastly developed and gene patent plays a big role in the society. So what is gene patent? Gene patent is the exclusive right to a specific sequence of DNA given by the government to an individual or organization that claims to have first identified the gene. Once granted a gene patent, the holder of the patent dictates how the gene can be used for 20 years from the date of the patent. Right now, gene patent is used in many companies for research…

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    Alexander Graham Bell, (1847–1922) was a teacher, scientist, and innovator. He was born in Scotland, on March 3, 1847. During his childhood, sparkle of interest in linguistic had been found by reading Shakespeare and studying theater. In his 20s, Bell started working with his father to teach deaf students to speak in Canada. In 1871, Bell moved to Boston, where he opened a school for teachers of the deaf. He began a series of experiments using electronic devices to copy human speech. Bell…

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    the Industrial Revolution, gave a light to inventors, looking for new ways to communicate, and has impacted us in today’s society. The telegraph was developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse, assisted by Alfred Vail. Two inventions helped Morse propel his invention to success. First, in 1800, the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) invented the battery, which reliably stored an electric current and allowed the current to be used in a controlled environment. Second, in 1820,…

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    Johnson’s talk, “The playful wonderland behind great inventions,” was connection. The thesis for the talk was that everything that we enjoy today, has a connection to its origin. Johnson argues that inventions aren’t always designed for its intention. We often times end up with life changing inventions by something as simple as a flute made from animal bone. Steven Johnson was arguing that not all inventions come from serious concentration. Some inventions can result from simply creating…

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