states‚ and even other countries. But have you ever wondered how different today’s world would be without the invention of the telephone? In my opinion‚ the telephone has brought about the most far reaching and lasting changes in our civilization. The invention of the telephone has caused both positive and negative outcomes to our society. Some of the advantages of the invention of the telephone are: We can now instantly contact our family and friends‚ businesses can spread their services
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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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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 most important invention of ALL time has to be the invention of Apple Incorporated. It is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and a commercial server. Apple’s most popular inventions are the iPhone‚ iPod music player‚ and Macintosh computer line-up. (WHO)The inventers of Apple Inc. are Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.(WHERE) Apple Inc. was incorporated in January 3‚ 1977‚ in Cupertino‚ California. (WHEN)The inspiration came from when Mr. Wozniak attended
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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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Invention of Lying Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said‚ “Silently‚ one by one‚ in the infinite meadows of heaven‚ blossomed the lovely stars‚ the forget-me-nots of the angels.” There has been a lot of talk about heaven over the years. Many people who have claimed that they know what heaven is like or what we experience when we die. While this can be comforting to some‚ it raises questions of how they could know given the fact that one would have to either be a prophet of God or someone who has actually
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Television is one of the greatest achievements of the 20-th century. It is the most popular part of mass media. Today every family has a TV-set. TV has changed much since the time of its invention and so has its role. When TV first appeared its main aim was to give official and important information to people. It was supported by the government. Now television plays a big role in every civilized society. Today television gives people a possibility to be well informed and enjoy "civilized pleasures
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inventive devices. It is amazing that such unique and seemingly crazy ideas can turn a profit‚ but we have found 10 of dumbest inventions that did just that! To find out how these crazy inventions miraculously earned their inventors millions of dollars‚ all you have to do is read along! Don’t forget to return for our coming part two article‚ with the top five dumbest inventions that made way too much money! Number Ten: The Inventive Doggles This unique head accessory is made for canines who always
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Cooper - History of Cell Phone. (2003). Recovered june 15 of 2014‚ from http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/martin_cooper.htm Martin Cooper Mobile Phone Inventions Whartonmotorola Attwireless Technology Innovatators. (2008). Recovered june 15 of 2014‚ from http://www.sciences360.com/index.php/martin-cooper-mobile-phone-inventions-whartonmotorola-attwireless-technology-innovatators-18207/ Firt cellphone a true ‘brick’. (2005). Recovered june 15 of 2014‚ from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7432
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one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. It has both many advantages and desadvantages when compared to reading a book. I do not know how many hours you watch tv in a day but its damage depends upon the time you spend in front of it. In our society‚ reading a book is by most of the people regarded as wasting time. People would prefer to do everything rather than reading a book or something like periodical. And their preference is as you can guess on the side of watching tv. However as
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