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    The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, is a nonfiction play written in 1957. The play is based off of the life of Helen Keller, who was diagnosed being blind and deaf at a young age, due to an illness. When Helen was about the age of six, the Kellers higher a teacher named Anne Sullivan, who was hired to teach Helen language by Captain Keller. Having been blind before, Anne had much experience and motivation to teach Helen. After many surgeries, Anne was in fact able to see, just not…

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    DEFINITION OF THE TELEPHONE The telephone can be defined in so many different ways, but for the purpose of this paper, it will be defined as a device that has the ability to convert different form of electrical and sound waves put together into a signal that can be heard between two different people or more (conference call) using the telephone. In a nutshell, the telephone is a system that is used to transmit voice messages through electric signals. Basically, the two basic parts that are used…

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    scientific method was used by the developer(s) of the device, supporting explanation with research) Scientific processes that lead to the development of the cell phone are as follows. Observation and measurements: 3 The telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Hypothesis: Could voice be transmitted via radio waves and be utilized via a mobile device? Experiments: Reginald Fessenden…

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    company to grow and eventually expand to other countries. It was not only the main telephone company, but it was the largest of all the corporations for most of the 19th century. In later years, the company developed wireless technology (“Alexander Graham Bell Patents the First Telephone (1876)”). AT&T is still around today, as a major cellular provider. AT&T works with countries all over world to make equipment and is a leader in spreading its services to foreign countries (Greenberg and…

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    Kronos Achievements

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    Kronos was a man of wealth, pride and power. He owned hundreds of firms and industries in the 20th century and was respected by his peers and many people around the world. His family? They were a dignified, wealthy and noble family. They were known to be the most influential family around and have been the most influential for thousands of years. Kronos of course, was expected to be nothing less than the person he is now. Kronos knew this, very well in fact. However, he was never quite pleased…

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    acknowlege. The telephone is and instrument which converts sound, specifically the human voice, to electrical impulses of various frequencies and then back to a tone that sounds like the original voice. The first telephone was inveted by Alexander Graham Bel. Alexander brought together the world’s first telephone, using parts frome a shop of electrical equipment and the skill of his assistant Thomas Watson. In 1876, at the age of 29 Alexander created the telephone and in one year he formed the…

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    innovative it is. The goal of this report is to bring to light the historical significance and the effect it had on the world. The beginning of the telephone, its inventor, and its patentor are highly debated topics. This is because many believe Alexander Graham Bell to be the sole inventor, however, in 1860, Antonio Meucci had a working prototype which he demonstrated in New York. This was 16 years before Bell applied for a patent. For many…

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    Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone for a specific reason, and ever since the telephone was created it has been a very important object to society and has evolved throughout the course of history. Society did not think that transmitting speech electrically was possible until Alexander Graham Bell created the first working telephone. Alexander Graham Bell invented the original telephone with his assistant, Thomas Watson in 1876, when Alexander was 27 years old. Alexander Graham Bell…

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    “one of the greatest event since creation.” Telephones are a tool for communication. Telephones impacted America by providing a way to connect with others around the world. Everyone and everything has a creator or should I say inventor. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone on March 10, 1876. Alexander was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated from the University College in London. During his early life both of his brothers died of tuberculosis. Both his grandfather…

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    Engineering Timeline

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    telephone was created . This allowed information to be given in a matter of seconds rather than through other time consuming methods such as the telegram. (1) 1b) What happened on this date? On this date, the first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. 2a) Name an influential person in the history of engineering. An influential inventor that has affected our lives is George Stephenson as he is mentioned for being the creator of inner city railways and transport. With this idea in…

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