American inventors

Whether it’s attracting lightning with a key, inventing bifocals, lightning rods, etc., or sponsoring the first library, Benjamin Franklin is a hero all around. He helped to draft the document that freed America; the Declaration of Independence. He also was involved in negotiating in the Treaty of Paris in 1973, which ended the revolutionary war. But what one event is Benjamin Franklin famous for? What is his biggest accomplishment? Though this name is a sponsor to our world, why? Most people…

The American dream is the idea “that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative” (Oxford Dictionaries). Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the U.S. and a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, was able to achieve the American dream, inspiring many educated people today. He begins as a young teenage boy with nothing, builds on his values in life, improves himself, and…

the early 19th century was a big push for most Americans, giving up their farmsteads and pitchforks for skyscrapers and hammers. Americans moving from rural areas to begin with was a rough start, just after the civil war tensions and racism still was very prevalent in the segregated south so many African Americans chose to move to the urban north to try and escape the racial violence. Once the populations in cities began to rise dramatically inventors came out of the cracks to provide products…

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers, had a very interesting life in a way of writing and inventing. His passion for writing always took him from one adventure to another. However, these are not some ordinary adventures that we may experience in our lives. These are adventures that made him write Poor Richard’s Almanac, create the US Postal System, and contribute to write the United States Constitution. If we were to seek one major theme to…

a career in broadcast journalism. Two years later she interrupted her studies to audition for American Idol” (Michael). Her dream of becoming a singer meant too much to her to just let them fall through. Her goal was to at least give them a shot, and to her, American Idol was the way to accomplish her dream. Most people would agree that she was right to pursue her dream. She went on to win the American Idol and have an extremely successful career and win many awards. “The following year, (2008)…

such as Hell’s Angels, Scarface, and The Racket. Most of his films were highly controversial which only increased their popularity. He was not only a filmmaker; however, he was also an aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, and an entrepreneur. He was the definition of the “American dream.” Almost all of his actions and accomplishments were to raise public curiosity, but it was that same attention that caused him to repel into a recluse near the end of his life. Howard Hughes began his aircraft…

called the cotton gin, which separates cotton seeds from the cotton fibers. That was not his only contributions, another was the interchangeable parts. He was credited with inventing the milling machine although many scientists think he was not the inventor. His inventions play an important role in the agricultural revolution. Eli Whitney was born in 1765 in Westborough Massachusetts. His dad was a farmer. Young man Whitney became a manufacturer of nails. Whitney attended Yale College (now…

Many of the world's most famous inventors only engendered one major invention that garnered apperception and cemented their prominent status. But Garret Augustus Morgan, one of the country's most prosperous African-American inventors, created two – the gas mask and the traffic signal ("Garrett A. Morgan"). The very invention of the tri-colored traffic signal that Garret Morgan patented in 1923, utilizes the same technology we use today and has saved millions of lives. Through this research paper…

Hispanics and African Americans out of the growth process within the technology field. The technology industry risks losing touch with the diverse nation and the world…

Keisean Wilson Chemistry 4B Ms. Hidalgo 2016 May 20 Forgotten Scientist Who knows about the first scientist to synthesize natural products? Who knows who made the foundation for the cortisone? That man was Percy Lavon Julian, an African American chemist and pioneer. He was one of the most important scientists known to date. Percy was born on April 11, 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a post office clerk. Attended DePauw University in 1920 and…