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    Electricity caused a huge changed to society using the following… The light bulb, neon lights and other electrical inventions, but electricity caused a huge change in society during the end of the 1800’s into the early 1900’s. How did electricity help change society? The light bulb was a new revolutionary thing for its time, it transformed society into what it is today. The light bulb made a better source for light, hence the name the light bulb, also it created opportunities to work later and…

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    America’s economy. The industrial revolution during the post-Civil War era gave many benefits. During the late 19th century, the economic growth seen during this era was fueled by the outburst of technological innovation. Some of the most ingenious inventions of this time included the telephone introduced by…

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    events and outcomes in our past society. Man has been the producer of many horrid and many successful events in history. Man has worked to simplify life by the making of inventions and sacrifices chosen. Man made the car to make travel simple, and the car made pollution, man made the lightbulb to brighten up surroundings, the lightbulb created hazardous materials. In the end there was always good to be done. John Steinbeck shows this in his Nobel Prize winning book and reminds me of…

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    which means not everybody would be equal. The person who invented something with creativity, shouldn’t be allowed to get praise, because everybody has to be treated equally. New inventions can be made, like candles and glass for windows, but these are things everybody can and have to use. When Equality 7-2521 found a lightbulb and showed to scholars, they were horrified. It is evil for Equality 7-2521 to think he has a greater mind than others. It is evil for him to think that he would be a…

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    For example, Thomas Edison was extremely famous. Given credit for inventing the lightbulb, he also made the Phonograph, a device that can record and playback one’s voice, and the electric generator. He had his own laboratory where he also invented the first motion picture and an improved battery. Lewis Altimeter would soon improve Edison’s…

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    Engineering and theProfession 06-85-118 September 25th 2015 Impact of Technology on Society Often times, small innovations can have the largest impacts on the way in which people live their lives. This is famously shown by Thomas Edison who, upon thinking about the light bulb decided that it would one day be possible to illuminate an entire city. The technology of creating light with electricity had existed since 1800 when Humphry Davis managed to create the first electric arc lamp by feeding…

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    for the society of the (1800s-early 1900s). It is almost impossible to imagine what the world would be like without the impact and effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time period of creations and new beginnings. Inventions during the Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked to a more efficient way with the use of machines. Before machines were invented, manual…

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    to flourish with the development of the incandescent lamp in the late 1800’s”(Mts, “Modern stage lighting”). Since that time, the lighting industry has seen many innovations such as LED lighting, DMX, and many other improvements. With countless inventions still to come, stage lighting is guaranteed to become an even bigger part of modern day performances. No matter how complex the lighting setup is, every show contains a few key principles. “The basic qualities of light are intensity, form,…

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    Radical Movement through Revolt In Anthem and Fahrenheit 451, two characters have their intelligence confined, become rebellious, and they are derided from society. Anthem is confined with the past and evolving towards the very last creation to keep themselves from being destroyed again. Anthem comparison and contrast to Fahrenheit 451, is a society where the people are driven towards the advancement of technology while destroying the knowledge that created it. Each book keeps their society…

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    Once he meets the Council and presents them with the lightbulb, his own discovery, they dismiss it. He harbors resentment for how they disgraced his ideas. Equality shrieks, “You fools! You thrice-damned fools!” (Anthem 75). Equality’s anger emphasizes the immense pride he has in his own intelligence, as he believed he was doing good by showing them his groundbreaking invention but once they reject it, he calls them fools rather than feeling ashamed. His tone then…

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