Phonograph

“He had developed the phonograph (an early form of the gramophone player). This received widespread interest, and people were astonished at one of the first audio recording devices. This unique invention, earned Edison the nickname ‘The Wizard of Menlo Park’” (Pettinger). He…

was 15 until he was 22. After his career in telegraphy, Edison moved on to being an inventor and entrepreneurial businessman. Thomas Edison’s inventions have had major impacts on society around the world. He invented the electric lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture…

Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Most of his education was learned at home from his mother and what he didn't learn from her came from reading R.G. Parker's School of Natural Philosophy. The fact that he was sent home from a public school because he was "stupid" could make some of the largest contributions to humankind. Thomas Edison also had many mentors to teach him. "In 1866, at the age of 19, Edison moved to Louisville,…

The 1920s was a period in time in which America embraced new ways of thinking and behaving. With the end of World War I and the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, Americans entered the distinctive 1920s. The 1920s were an age of dramatic political, economic and cultural change. Change in political policies like prohibition were a major part of the twenties. For instance, many communities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries introduced alcohol prohibition, “ undertaken to…

John Philip Sousa is one of the most famous music composers. Born in Washington D.C in the mid-1800s, this music inventor is very well known by marchers. Mr. Sousa has composed 136 military marches. Not only was he a terrific song writer, but he also invented the widely used sousaphone The son of two immigrants, John Philip Sousa was born in Washington D.C. on November 6, 1854. John was thee third of ten children and his parents’ names were Antonio Sousa and Maria Elizabeth. He began his musical…

The six power house networks where most people get their information include Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. Based on Wikipedia information, the Fox News Channel, also known as Fox News, is an American basic cable and satellite news television Fox Entertainment Group channel that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsiding of the twenty- first Century. Fox began programing in the 1990’s and now has about 15 years operating. ABC, as described in wikipedia is a national news service…

“The Unknown Citizen,” written by W. H. Auden, is a poem that describes the life of man lived a life that most people would see as ideal. The man illustrated by this poem did what society expected him to do which resulted in a model life. This poem, however, can be seen in more than one way. Some may see the story in the poem as a description of a man who had an unfulfilling life because he did only what was expected of him. Instead of trying something new, exploring the world, or making a…

Midterm 5. One internal expectation that makes it hard for Junior to succeed is that because he is Indian he won't succeed. "But we reservation Indians don't get to realize our dreams. We don't get those chances" (13). This causes Junior problems, because it makes it so he gives up on escaping, and becoming successful. "I wanted to have it better, but I didn't deserve it" (41). Junior overcomes this expectation by going to Rearden, and doing well on the basketball team, and by doing well…

and before he was twenty, he had already signed a two-year radio contract with WSPD. He learned to read sheet music via the Braille method, which is a tactile writing system used by the blind or visually impaired. He also memorized piano rolls and phonograph recordings, which exemplifies his determination to learn the instrument without vision. While Tatum primarily learned the piano through his own teachings, he attended the Toledo School of Music, where he received classical training to hone…

The rate and depth of respiration is calculated by a phonograph cloaked in the region of the chest. Skin response is calculated through electrodes attached to a subject 's fingertips. There is a controversial problem with the accuracy of the polygraph test. Subject 's can be in a nervous state of mind causing…