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    respect or to have high esteem for someone or something. My personal definition of honor is to be a productive member in society and to help out others around you. Thomas Edison In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph. A phonograph is a sound reproducing that uses cylinders to record sound as well as reproduce sound. In 1879 Thomas Edison built the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb. Edison also introduced the world's first viable way of centrally generating and…

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    Well, let me start off by saying that both Tesla and Edison had many inventions that changed the world in a way. They both to me in my opinion were the utmost ingenious people to put forth ideas that no one else would of thought before. If it weren't for them both we won't be holding some of the stuff that we have today, like our phones and instead of electricity something else like candle power. I would love to be an apprentice on their side for either Edison or Tesla because it would have been…

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    he explored and improved technologies of the eighteenth century. Through his diligent work, successes and failures his perseverance changed the world. Some of his successes include: The incandescent light bulb, modern electric utility system, the phonograph, the kinetoscope, and the alkaline battery. Thomas Edison shaped the world through his technological exploration and his many inventions and hard work. Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. Edison attended a total…

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    immortal, than there is to think that one of my phonograph cylinders will be immortal. . . . No, the brain is a piece of meat mechanism - nothing more than a wonderful meat mechanism”(Thomas Edison the paranomalist). Edison did not believe in god and had his opinion which would end up causing tensions with Christian churches. Accomplishments/Contributions Edison accomplished a lot in his lifetime like making the world’s incandescent light bulb, made the phonograph, Edison paved the way for…

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    Thomas Edison revolutionized electricity and progressed the world into a new age of technology. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. From a young age Edison grew fascinated with natural philosophy and with chemistry in particular. This fascination and curiosity allowed him to gain knowledge that was far above the level of his age. Throughout his entire life Edison had a higher level of intelligence and wit, that achieved his success. Thomas Alva Edison became who he was early in his…

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    Scottish-born American inventor and teacher of the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) is best known for perfecting the telephone to transmit vocal messages by electricity. The telephone inaugurated a new age in communication technology. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, was an expert in vocal physiology and elocution; his grandfather, Alexander Bell, was an elocution professor. After studying at the University of Edinburgh…

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    Hot coffee is a morning staple in the United States. But it often tends to go cold when you need to run to the bathroom or are putting your attention on something else for that matter. This is because of one word…. “Insuation”. On people’s morning commute they usually use plastic or metal to-go cups. That claim to have double-wall insulation. “The cheap ones with air between two walls do little to keep anything hot” (Carolyn Sherlock, 2012). So what’s the best solution, a glass coffee cup or mug…

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    credited with being the first industrial research lab of its kind. Edison, and his team of engineers spent their time there working on inventions, he believed would be successful. Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, which made him a celebrity, and gave him the nickname “Wizard of Menlo Park.” The phonograph was a device that recorded the human voice, and was capable of playing it back. There was a needle that made impressions on a soft tinfoil like paper, and when played back it made sound…

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    through the various forms mentioned previously. For instance, Dr. Steward uses the phonograph in his medical practice, and Mina Harker uses the typewriter to compile various letters and journals into a single, coherent narrative. Throughout the novel, both ‘shorthand’ technologies and phonography are portrayed as efficient methods of recording information. To elaborate, when Mina suggests that Dr. Steward's phonograph “beats even shorthand”, the reader may assume that plays a role as an even…

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    which formed his base for inventions. This laboratory was well equipped and, as a result, it created job opportunities to skilled personnel who could help Edison run this facility. Edison and his team made new inventions. Then, he invented the phonograph the following year. He later invented a practical lamp, an invention that was faced with many challenges and competition from other inventors whose earlier versions of the light bulb was unpractical. Some of these inventors included Henry…

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