represent what America truly is, which is strong, hardworking, and independent. One person who encompasses all of these traits is a man named Thomas Alva Edison. Thomas Edison is an engineer and inventor best known for his work involving the light bulb. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1931. He was the last child born to Samuel Ogden Edison and Nancy Matthews Elliot. He was born the youngest of seven. He and his family grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Edison was first exposed to…
They say that the sweetest victory is the one that’s most difficult. I didn’t believe defeat was necessary to succeed in life. I thought that if we failed, we failed. We can’t do anything more to overcome our failures. Over the years I’ve learned that failure is just a stepping stone towards success. I learned that we must drive, dig deeper, and have a lot of determination to reach our goals in life. We will have those people in our lives telling us, “It’s impossible.” or “You might fail, and…
What is the most influential invention of the late 19th century? Well, there are many choices to choose from. There is the light bulb/electricity which is mainly associated with Thomas Edison, the airplane created by the Wright Brothers, the telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Watson, and the automobile/assembly line which is mainly related to Henry Ford. These people and their inventions have had an unbelievable effect on our world today. I cannot imagine this…
Nikola Tesla is widely regarded as one of the greatest inventing minds of the 20th century. Throughout his life, Tesla's obsession over his work allowed him to make numerous contributions to the world of electricity, many of which helped to usher in the high tech era which we are accustomed to today. Most people are aware of at least one of his discoveries, whether it is alternating current, wireless communication, or wireless controlling, but few people are aware that Tesla may have made…
Window Tinting is the procedure of sticking shaded meager film made of polyester on an auto's window to keep daylight and warmth from entering your auto. It is alluded to as window tinting since it includes the utilization of dull hues for the most part dark and cocoa. Be that as it may, an expansive part of the business is into gluing movies of fluctuated hues on windows establishes in shopping centers, business focuses, lofts, studios and numerous different structures. There are different…
Thomas Alva Edison is undoubtedly the most influential American from the 20th century. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847 (Hart 222-225). When he first began school, “Edison’s teacher thought he was addled” (Allaby and Gjertsen 13), and his mother soon pulled him out. As a homeschooled child, Edison became an avid entrepreneur at a young age (Allaby and Gjertsen 14-23). He sold newspapers on a train as well as candy and fruit to supplement his earnings. When Edison found an empty train car,…
Auguste Lumiere and Louis Lumiere were two brothers who worked together in developing the first motion picture. The oldest brother, Auguste Lumiere was born on October 19, 1862 and Louis Lumiere was born on October 5, 1864 in France. They gained inspiration from their father, Antoine Lumiere, as he ran a business of manufacturing and supplying photographic equipment. In addition both brothers attended Technical School as they were really bright in the science field. Since the Lumiere brothers…
Have you heard about Benjamin Franklin? He is the one that discovered electricity. He is one very important person. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn’t be warm in the winter and we wouldn’t be cooled in the summer. He also invented the lightning bolt, bifocal eyeglasses, and the armonica. He also invented the franklin stove to keep houses warm. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts. His father (Josiah Franklin) had 17 kids. Josiah Franklin had two wives, Abiah Folger…
light and white light is more effective at driving photosynthesis (Reece, 2011). Thus, a hypothesis was created stating that the rate of photosynthesis will be greater with a red light bulb compared to a green or white fluorescent light bulb. The independent variables are the time and the different colored light bulbs, while the dependent variable is the percent transmittance. The variable being tested is the different colors of light: red, green, and…
The title of the commercial is “Apple — Frankie's Holiday” lasting two minutes. When the commercial starts, you hear the wind blowing. You see a cabin in the mountain at the edge of a village at night during a cold winter time with snow on the mountain and on the chime of the cabin. At three seconds, you hear and see someone winding up a music box in a dark room with the fire on to keep warm from the cold, windy weather of winter. If you look closely next to the window, you see Christmas things…