Telephone

Thomas Edison is an amazing inventor that helped to change our lives forever. Known for inventing the lightbulb, this was not his only invention and in fact it wasn’t solely his either. Thomas Alva Edison is known as a famous American invertor and entrepreneur. He was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. Al, as he was known, was the last of seven children and he did not learn to speak until was 4 years old. Growing up, after he learned to speak, Al would ask every adult he could to…

There have been many brilliant men and women who have been able to change the way we live our lives. These innovators were able to create an original idea, develop it, and apply it to our daily lifestyle. Thomas Alva Edison is one of these remarkable individuals. Edison is known for many of his inventions ranging from the phonograph to an industrialized electrical system; but I believe that Edison’s greatest invention is one that we still use in our daily lives, the incandescent light bulb. This…

Frank Lloyd Wright has stated that, “if [technology] keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.” In other words, he is saying that some people would prefer to let every other limb in their body go to waste and deteriorate, but they would be content since they would still have their finger to use a phone and or computer with. The way technology is advertised in today’s society has pressured its audience to feel as if they have to keep up and move at the speed that it…

Meichen Qian Prof. Amrine 17th Feb Prompt#1 My Digital Practice “Happy Valentine’s day”, the buzzing of my phone reminded me of the just-received text. I know it definitely was sent from my boyfriend although he was just sitting on my left. It is an all-too-familiar scene that we just peck away at our smartphone checking our Facebook feeds or texts. As I called his attention, his head slowly lifted and reluctantly kiss me. Then,…

Communication has evolved beyond what one could have imagined just in the fifty some odd years of my life. This journey from my perspective is a great example of never knowing what to expect. If the future is as exciting as the past then who knows where this might lead, we are already back to the cave man’s form of communicating with symbols. My best friend lived across the street and on top of the hill. I remember as a child my main form of communication was yelling at the top of my lungs.…

Lee de Forest, also known as ‘Father of Radio Broadcasting’ and some of his peers were one of the first people to send a public radio broadcast, the broadcast was sent from the Eiffel Tower. The radio is the single best invention out of all the inventions our class discussed. Firstly, the radio gave us communication for when satisfactory moment happen or when dissatisfactory events happens. The radio saved countless lives when people were in life threatening situations. Secondly, the radio…

The Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse in 1836. It was developed and worked on between 1830s and 1840s. The Morse code is a method of sending messages, that consist of sounds by telegraphs and radio operators. These messages are send through a wire or radio. This system is made up of a series of dashes, dots, short signals, long signals and spaces. These different signs all represent letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other types of symbols. This code was used by the military and…

Children under the age of thirteen should not have their own smartphone. Many kids who receive smartphones get them at too early of an age. Children with these phones can face Cyber-bullying, addiction, privacy issues and mental and physical problems. Some of the children who face these challenges are too young to know how to handle them properly. Once something is on the internet, it is there forever. Fifty-three percent of children receive a smartphone at age six. Too many young kids are…

Piscine Patel, a young teen from India, has an unexpected journey with failure and accomplishment involved. Thomas Edison, a young inventor from the late 1800’s, went through many struggles and triumphs in his process of inventing the lightbulb. Piscine and Edison both followed a similar path that soon led to them both being successful. As they were working towards that goal, errors, mistakes, and trouble occurred. Trying hard enough should, in the end, led you to success. Thomas Edison and…

Being able to experience the artwork The Bedroom by Vincent van Gogh was truly incredible. A person should take the opportunity to be able to experience a visit to an art museum because it is incredible to see so many different types of artwork. A person simply can not get everything out of a piece of artwork by simply look at their phone. There are many important visual and design elements that are incorporated to this piece of artwork. Each of them have a specific role on what they achieve to…