invents revolutionary device; A device which can charge a cell phone in just 20 seconds A California teen has attracted the attention of tech giants Google for her potentially revolutionary invention which charges a phone in 20 seconds flat. The super-fast charging device has been dubbed a super capacitor by 18-year-old Esha Khare‚ of Saratoga - as she took home $50‚000 from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair‚ which took place in Phoenix this week. The device will make waiting hours
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The age of electronics and more precisely‚ computers‚ has caused a huge impact on the way we do business today. Just 15 years ago‚ innovations such as the FAX machine‚ and the Personal Computer(PC) were top-of-the-line and were considered to be cutting edge. The growth and innovations of the computer brought along with it many aspects of the business world. Today‚ many business people would not be able to function effortlessly without computers. Communication is an example of one of these business
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Sarah E. Goode‚ born in 1855‚ was the first African American woman to receive a United States patent. Her invention was a cabinet bed. When the bed was not in use‚ the invention also functioned as a roll-top desk. During the time of its invention‚ people commonly lived in studios or small apartments. Most people did not have the space for bulky or large pieces of furniture because there was little space in there homes as it was. However‚ the cabinet desk was an ideal piece of furniture because it
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Despite how the 50s are painted as an idyllic time in American history‚ they were also a time when the nation was exploring the fear and exploitation associated with communism. Many people encountered the fear personally due to being forced out of their government jobs‚ and ideas were freely exchanged about what exactly it meant to be American. The 1950s are known for the baby boomers and a nationwide shift to the suburbs. Life was placid and relaxed for the majority of families. Most people knew
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television? I love it. I do not know what would I do if televisions did not exist. It is interesting‚ in several years‚ they have become a huge part of our lives‚ our indispensables. J.J. Thomson was inspired by some scientists and he provided us the opportunity of having televisions in our lives. Also other scientists improved his thoughts and experiments which leaded to the invention of the television afterwards. It is not that simple of course. Let’s look at the backstage... By the beginning
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message that comes through the most powerfully for me is that you should not judge people by their outward appearances or social persona. SETTINGS The setting of the story takes place in a place called Greenwich Village‚ which is in New York. The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is
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a brutal war. Most of our grandparents experienced WWII and lived through the painful and troubling times of the war. Some come to call the people of WWII as the greatest generation. Some people refer to WWII as the greatest generation for their actions and the roles they took on‚ life altering experiences‚ and patriotism( The Greatest Generation). However‚ what is so great about WWII? WWII was full of death and destruction. Not to mention the holocaust. There is nothing great about it‚ oh sure
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The Invention of the DVD Many people enjoy watching or listening to DVDs every day. Now people can see more than just the movie. They can enjoy many different special features or quickly go to a certain spot in the movie without having to rewind or fast forward. Many people do not know how this invention came to be. Who invented the DVD and how did they do it? What are the different types DVDs? The invention we enjoy today only exists because of the hard work of many people. The DVD was
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Mara Kaouzova Professor Anthamatten Philosophical Ethics April 3 2013 Utilitarianism: ------------------------------------------------- The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number In the ethical debate‚ a divide has long existed between two models. One school of thought‚ notably Immanuel Kant’s Deontology‚ emphasizes the importance moral motivation‚ the other‚ represented by Consequentialism‚ emphasizes the importance of the outcome. Consequentialism is distinguished from the deontological
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know to have at least these four things‚ a prince in a far away land‚ a princess that will fall in love with the prince‚ a major conflict‚ and of course a happy ending. Peter S. Beagle changes the face of traditional fantasy stories in his book The Last Unicorn. A unicorn embarks on a journey to save all the other unicorns and along the way she meets Schmendrick‚ a failed magician‚ and an old maiden named Molly. Together they travel to King Haggard’s castle to search for the unicorn’s enemy‚ red bull
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