regarded as one of the most important scientists in classical antiquity. In addition to making important discoveries in the field of mathematics and geometry‚ he is credited with producing machines that were well ahead of their time. The Ancient Roman historians showed a strong interest in Archimedes and wrote several biographies relating to his life and works‚ while the few copies of his treatises that survived through the Middle Ages were a major influence on scientists during the Renaissance. Archimedes
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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12‚ 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. He attended Shrewsbury Grammar School which concentrated on classic language. At the age of sixteen‚ his father removed him and moved him to Cambridge where he met John Steven Henslow who helped him interest in nature. It was Henslow who got Darwin the position of naturalist on the boat "The Beagle." Right after Dawins graduation the government send the HMS Beagles to complete an unfinished survey of Patagonia and Tierra
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Famous Scientists’ List Name | Birth/Death | Achievements | Albert Einstein | 1879 - 1955 | He is arguably at the pinnacle‚ if the popularity of all the scientists is taken into account. He demonstrated solutions to a trio of mind-boggling topics in Physics in 1905 and shot into the limelight. | Sir Isaac Newton | 1642 - 1727 | "Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica" called "Principia" is acknowledged as the greatest scientific book ever published. Sir Isaac Newton wrote this in 1687
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A famous Spanish scientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal 1852-1934 He was one of the greatest Spanish scientists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His study of the brain and nerve cells laid the groundwork for neuroscience. He was not a man who kept his studies to one specific field‚ but rather made lasting important contributions to several fields. He was highly rewarded not only for his laboratory work‚ but also for his scientific writings and illustrations. Cajal tells his
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Famous speeches essay Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty-second commander and chief of the United States of America‚ or as most know him‚ the president. He was the man in office at the time of the attack on Midway. His address to Pearl Harbor was a moving speech that had big lines in it that are still remembered today. For example‚ “The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation” (1). Over
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Physics Paper Otto Von Guericke‚ born November 20‚ 1601 in Madgeburg‚ Germany. He is one of the most famous scientists of all time. In 1650 he invented a “vacuum pump” it consisted of a piston and an air gun cylinder. Attached to the cylinder were two- way flaps that were designed to pull air out of whatever it would have been connected to. He used it to investigate the properties of the vacuum in a lot of his experiments. He also demonstrated the force of air pressure with extreme and dramatic
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List of Informative Speech Topics People/Celebrity Topics •Biography of an actor‚ author‚ painter‚ politician or the life of some influential person who has an important place in history E.g.: Life of Bill Gates‚ Life of Virginia Woolf etc. •Stories of real life heroes E.g. Heroes of 9/11 •Biography of some scientist‚ key inventions and how he/she changed the face of the world •Your favorite television/movie/cartoon character or any other famous personality that you like •Life of serial
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Christopher Ginn September 26‚ 2010 Ms. Sherry Stancil CO201-05 Informative Speech Outline “An Unknown Hero” General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about... Chronological Order Introduction: Attention Getter: “I cannot change yesterday. I can only make the most of today. And look with hope toward tomorrow. I live for tomorrow.” Listener Relevance Link: Generally in African American
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Below you will find a list of 125 of 250 potential informative speech topics. Be sure to analyze your audience and time limit before selecting a topic. These topics can be used as they are‚ or you might have to make them more precise to suit the situation (available time‚ class requirements‚ etc.). 1. How nuclear power works 2. The biography of your favorite actor 3. How to make pizza 4. The history of comic books 5. How to change your car’s oil 6. The story of how your school was founded
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COMMUNICATION & CULTURE The Informative Speech Assignment Only upon approval of your research from Mrs. Cluff will you be able to continue on to the stages below. Stage 1: Informative Speech Outline (see page three below) completed during preparation time and due in class the day of your presentation. Stage 2: Informative Speech Presentations due on your presentation day (email list of dates of students’ presentation will be sent by email). Stage 3: Final Informative Speech Paper due immediately
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