other hand‚ had the astonishing bad taste to be born around 10 CE‚ which made his inventions so far ahead of their time that they could be of little practical use and‚ in time‚ were forgotten. If he had been born in‚ say‚ 1710‚ his engineering prowess and incredible creativity might have made him the richest person in the world. As it is‚ he’ll just have to settle for the posthumous reputation of being the greatest inventor in human history. Seriously‚ unless you invent a warp drive tomorrow‚ there’s
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The compass‚ steel‚ paper‚ the printing press‚ and the kite are all inventions from Ancient China. All of these inventions have a huge impact on the world today. Ancient China has had many inventions that have impacted and changed the world. The invention that has the greatest impact is gunpowder. Gunpowder was made by accident by Chinese alchemists were trying to find the elixir of life. They discovered it when they mixed sulfur‚ charcoal‚ and potassium nitrate. The Chinese started to use gunpowder
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Garrett Morgan The African American pioneer inventor of the 1870’s‚ Garrett Morgan‚ was responsible for the life-saving inventions such as the traffic light and gas mask. During his entrepreneurship‚ Garrett just happened to have stumbled across some of his inventions. In this informational essay‚ we will learn about Garrett Morgan’s life and achievements . Garrett Morgan was born on March 4‚ 1877 in Paris‚ Kentucky. He was the son of Elizabeth and Sydney Morgan. He was also the 7th of 11 children
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modern world. They invented many things that are still in use today. There are very important contributions like paper‚ tea‚ process of printing‚ the water clock‚ the sundial‚ the chain pump and medicines based on herb and minerals. The greatest Chinese invention is the development of iron and steel. The development of iron and steel led to other advances. In the 4th century the Chinese had developed blast furnaces to obtain cast iron from iron ore. The Chinese had access to large amounts of clay;
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photographic memory and capture the picture in their head. The Brassiere was issued a U.S. patent in 1914. Women needed a design that would comfortably support their breasts and fit in with the current fashions. The Brassiere had improved the invention of the corset by Catherin de Medicis‚ the wife of King Henri II. The Brassiere definitely benefited the ladies‚ now having a safer design to hold their breasts and not damage their internal organs completely. If the brassiere was not invented‚ I
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time. Edison was eventually successful and sold this invention to a man named Mr. Goulden for thirty thousand dollars‚ which is equivalent to around five hundred thousand dollars today. With this money he was able to buy a big house in Menlo Park‚ New Jersey with a separate laboratory. In this laboratory Edison and his partner made most of his great inventions. As Thomas Edison got older he became well known for many of his inventions. The invention that really made him famous was the phonograph. The
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Thomas Edison is known as one of the greatest inventors of his time. As a young boy‚ no one ever taught him anything; he taught himself. He wouldn’t give up even when the task seemed impossible. He introduced many important inventions to the world that impact us in our everyday lives. In 1877 Edison filed a patent for the phonograph‚ his most original invention (Josephson 164). The phonograph had many uses including letter writing‚ playing music‚ telling time‚ and educational purposes; it was originally
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Aristotle also elaborated and estimated the size of earth which Plato assumed to be globe. Aristotle explained the chain of life through his study in flora and fauna where it turned from simple to more complex. Archimedes of Syracuse Regarded as the greatest mathematician ever‚ Archimedes developed profound and influential knowledge on mathematical physics and engineering that are widely used in machines as well as in constructions. Born on 287 BC‚ Archimedes is one of the finest scientist who broke
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War of Currents Two of the greatest inventors in American history are Thomas Edison and Nikolas Tesla. However‚ they had not achieved their success on their own. Many argue that the rivalry between them had pushed them to create technology which we still use today. Without the extraordinary relationship between the two‚ Tesla and Edison would not have accomplished the level of success both of them had. In the beginning‚ the men had great respect for each other. Tesla had left Serbia for New
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technical skill and craft. Other values they believed in are Nous which signifies intelligence‚ Phronesis meaning practical wisdom or intelligence and paideia which stands for education and growth. Ancient Greece was home to many of the world’s greatest minds and they served ancient Greek well by developing technologies that was used for peaceful endeavors to developing their city and improving the economy and standards of living like Streets‚ Cartography‚ Rut way‚ Caliper‚ ‚ Analog Computers‚ Fire
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