Inventions of the Renaissance Clocks The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300’s. With this invention time began to be measured in hours (24 hours equaling a day). Galileo‚ an Italian scientist‚ discovered the pendulum in 1581. The pendulum greatly improved the constant movement of the hands or bell of a clock. The average error with the pendulum varied only by seconds each day. Before this the error was from 10 to 15 minutes a day. During the 1600’s the metallic gear‚ or toothed
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The Invention of Jay Gatsby Mckenzie Hart 03.03.05 "It was a testimony to the romantic speculation that he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that is was necessary to whisper about in this world." (48) States the narrator‚ illustrating the attractiveness to attention and gossip of a party host. The quote comments on a conversation of two woman gossiping about the mysterious host named Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby‚ a young
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THE GREATEST INVENTION SOARS What invention soars like a bird but is much bigger? An airplane! I bet most of you got that. But this here isn’t a regular invention. It’s the greatest invention. It’s just so amazing. I mean we get a chance to fly. And I bet there’s tons of other ways the airplane is awesome. I’ll share some things about the airplane. First‚ you must know who invented such a fabulous invention. The genius or should I say geniuses who made the airplane were the wright brothers
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It has been called the pill that transformed America‚ the single most important invention of the 20th century. The invention being referred to is the birth control pill. Before the actual pill‚ there had been various forms of birth control‚ but none of them seemed to be very effective or simple to perform. One of the oldest references to birth control was the “withdrawal” method referenced in the Bible. In the 1870’s‚ a wide assortment of birth control devices were available in America -- such as
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The Invention of Paper Try to imagine a life without paper. Even in this era of emails and digital books‚ paper is all around us. Shopping bags‚ paper money‚ store receipts‚ cereal boxes‚ toilet paper‚ etc.‚ prove we use paper in many ways every day. Islamic people helped spread paper to the west‚ where paper started to be produced more and more and finally‚ printed as we know it today. But‚ Before Muslims spread paper into the west; recently‚ archeologist’s extravagated letters written in Sogdian
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Letter of advice Jennifer Beam Communication 200 Lindsey Hallead October‚ 9 2012 Dear Joe and Sarah‚ I am writing you a letter with a little wisdom and good advice on marriage and relationships such as; Interpersonal communication and the misconceptions/barriers of interpersonal communication‚ Emotional Intelligence and it’s benefits to your marriage and finally the impact your cultures and genders have on your interpersonal communication. Hopefully‚ it will be jumping off point for
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Ancient Chinese Inventions and Contributions Strayer University HUM 111- World Culture I 30 May 2013 Introduction China is an exceptional nation that is famous for its ancient invention and contribution to both the past and the current world. Chinese invention and contribution helped greatly in creating jobs‚ engaging in Wars and still contributed to public life. This paper will highlight the top ten ancient Chinese inventions and their importance to people’s daily lives. Eight useful Chinese
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Latest Invention: Cell Phone that Can Help Managers Watch Employees’ Every Step KDDI Corporation‚ Japanese telecommunications operator‚ has come up with a technology that can track the movement of a person and transmit the collected information back to the main office. The technology works by evaluating the movement of accelerometers‚ which are‚ by the way‚ found in nearly every cell phone. According to the researchers‚ the technology can identify different types of activities‚ including walking
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Cement industry overview: Bangladesh 40 years on Introduction Last year Bangladesh celebrated its 40th birthday. Possibly a celebration for some but more likely‚ for others‚ the occasion brought back terrible memories of suffering and hardship. This country of fertile plains‚ luscious terrain‚ with its remarkably rich history and heritage‚ was born in 1971 following a bitter struggle for independence that claimed the lives of over 3 million people. The birth pains linger; there is much poverty
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Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball. How he became a Civil War hero while baseball was growing in America. But sadly‚ this is not true at all. Doubleday was still involved in the war in West Point‚ and claimed he had nothing to do with the invention of baseball. The story was told around by a former major league player Aj Spalding claiming he got the story from Abner Graves‚ a mining engineer. Later on major league officials talk and rely on the myth and then put it in the Baseball Hall of Fame
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