hard to get where he was in RCA. Although at first he was just a hard working boy that never overlooked doing the work given to him‚ he eventually got picked up by a man named Guglielmo Marconi‚ head of the American Maroni Company. For a while Sarnoff worked and got mentored by Marconi‚ up until WWI when Marconi joined with GE along with four other partners‚ and founded RCA. The new corporation now held over two thousand electronic patents and developed a monopoly in the electronics business. This
Premium Radio Vacuum tube
Fela Kuti ShareThis Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti‚ October 15 1938 - August 2 1997)‚ or simply Fela‚ was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer‚ pioneer of Afrobeat music‚ human rights activist‚ and political maverick. [edit] Music The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat‚ which is essentially a fusion of jazz‚ funk‚ psychedelic rock‚ and traditional African chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style
Premium Fela Kuti
10 Sights to See in Nova Scotia‚ Canada The eastern province of Nova Scotia sits in the Atlantic Ocean‚ offering beautiful sights‚ wildlife and nature to enjoy. Halifax‚ the capital‚ offers cultural and historical sights that you can enjoy as well! 1. Bay of Fundy If you do one thing in Nova Scotia‚ go to the Bay of Fundy! Nestled between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick‚ this bay is home to endangered whales‚ dinosaur fossils and unique geology. It has even been named one of the Seven Wonders of
Premium Tourism Hotel Whale
EDU E. AKPAN REG NO: 05423047 DR. AGBER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (THA 718) FEBRUARY‚ 2007 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY IN THE THIRD WORLD INTRODUCTION The importance of communication in any country whether developed or developing is so obvious. Every human society‚ from the most primitive to the most advanced; depend on some form of communication network. It will be virtually impossible for any group of people to define their collective identities or make decisions about
Premium Communications satellite Satellite Broadcasting
Industrial Organization Case Study Jack Welch & General Electric And Tata Group TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Organizational Structure * What is organization structure * Traditional Organizational Structure * New Design Options * What major forces shape an organization’s structure Organizational Change * What causes change * Approaches to manage change * Resistance to change * Contemporary change issues for today’s managers About
Premium Tata Group
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BACKGROUND & HISTORICAL TRENDS Electricity in India Unlike other technological developments in the West‚ which were introduced in India after a time lag‚ electricity was introduced in India in the form of galvanic electricity (both electro chemical and electro magnetic) through telegraphy. The first experimental line was set up in Kolkata in 1839 at the Botanical Gardens along the river Hooghly. Electricity in the form of lighting arrived 35 years later with
Premium Electricity generation Coal Electricity
Executive Summary An analysis of the gradual growth and expansion obstacles of Fluss Washer and Dryer‚ after Fluss AG (Swiss parent company) earned profits of $15 billion in the fiscal year 2010. Following the meeting of the Global Executive Committee on 1st February 2011‚ the report summarises the issues‚ analyses causes and effects and provides recommendations on resolving the problems to focus on business development in the fiscal year 2011. The report concentrates on three issues affecting
Premium Management Motivation Term
Radio: From the beginning to the evolution of today ’s technology Broadcast media has been around for many‚ many years and the grandfather of them all is the radio. The radio has been around for so long and has become such a prominent fixture in our society that we take it for granted. Every day many of us are exposed to some form of radio without realizing it. From the beginning of its technology‚ other forms of media have evolved also; television‚ wireless internet‚ and cellular phones‚ which
Premium Radio
Tesla and the Electronic World Guglielmo Marconi and Nikola Tesla both contributed to the development of wireless communication. Marconi‚ an Italian working in Europe‚ and Tesla‚ a Serbian born immigrant to the U.S.‚ battled for the right to hold patents for wireless communication technology of similar design. The privilege of being the name to bare mark in the history books and be called the one who brought us wireless communication was at stake. “Mr. Marconi is a donkey” said Nikola Tesla (Pickover)
Premium Nikola Tesla
THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA BY: SALEH LAWAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION A. B. U. ZARIA NIGERIA Abstract This paper is set out to examine the challenges posed by the Global Economic crisis on government’s efforts of poverty reduction in Nigeria. Data used for the study came from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were gathered through the instrument of questionnaire administered to 55 units
Free Poverty Millennium Development Goals Subprime mortgage crisis