Marie Curie (French: [maʁikyʁi]; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934)‚ née Maria SalomeaSkłodowska (Polish: [ˈmarjasalɔˈmɛaskwɔˈdɔfska])‚ was a Polish physicist and chemist‚ working mainly in France‚[2] who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize‚ the only woman to win in two fields‚ and the only person to win in multiple sciences. She was also the first female professor at theUniversity of Paris (La Sorbonne)‚ and in 1995 became the first woman
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Capitalism refers to the factors of production being privately controlled rather than by the state and that money is invested in businesses to make a profit. The foundation of capitalism was created by Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher and economist‚ during the Age of Enlightenment. Smith’s objectives differed from those of the feudal empires and monarchies. The natural laws created by Adam Smith‚ which characterize the Industrial Revolution in the United States‚ led to a dramatic increase in competition
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parents for all the care and support they provided us all this time. The Authors Abstract In this project‚ the idea of wireless power transfer has been developed. In the early 20th century before the electrical wire grid Nikola Tesla shows much of his work on wireless power transmission. As revolution is taking place‚ and technology is getting more and more‚ the idea of power transmission is also changing. The demand of generation is changing. So keeping the demands in mind‚ the
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Marketing mix: a. Product Tesla is a new company. It only has three vehicle models. Based on information that Tesla has a few competitors and it starts make a profit in the first quarter of 2014. We assume that Tesla’s Model X electric vehicles are still in the introductory stage. People who buy its products are innovators and early adopters. The target market is the consumer who wants to take a risk in order to experience new design and technology to experience. Model X has not been released yet
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THE WAR OF CURRENTS Tesla vs Edison: THE WAR OF CURRENTS In the "War of Currents" era (sometimes "War of the Currents" or "Battle of Currents") in the late 1880s‚ George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison became adversaries due to Edison’s promotion of direct current (DC) for electric power distribution over alternating current (AC) advocated by Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. Thomas Edison American inventor andbusinessman was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park" and pushed
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for co-founder of Zip2‚ PayPal‚ SpaceX‚ Tesla Motors Salary $1 [1] Net worth $872 million+ Title CEO and CTO of SpaceX Chairman of SolarCity CEO of Tesla Motors Spouse Talulah Riley (2010-) Justine Musk 2000–2008 Children Five sons Signature Elon Musk (born June 28‚ 1971) is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding PayPal‚ SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX‚ CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. Musk
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ultimately decided which type of current became the standard for the generation of electricity today. Due to different advantages and disadvantages‚ Edison promoted direct current (DC) for electric power distribution‚ whereas Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla both advocated alternating current (AC). Edison ’s direct current was initially the standard for the United States for electricity distribution as not only did DC work well with incandescent lamps (the principal load of the day)‚ but DC systems could
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For Tesla to become and remain one of the great companies of the 21st century‚ we must have an environment that is as safe‚ fair and fun as possible. It is incredibly important to me that you look forward to coming to work every day. For that‚ we must be a fair and just company – the only kind worth creating. This is vital to succeed in our mission to accelerate the advent of a clean‚ sustainable energy future. The forces arrayed against us are many and incredibly powerful. This is David vs Goliath
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Threat of New Entrants Just entering the automotive industry in 2003‚ Tesla themselves are facing the challenges of being the new entrants into the market. A high capital is required to begin any business expenditure. Tesla is not expected to become profitable for another 18 months (Taylor‚ 2011). There is a relatively low barrier to entry due to the higher demand for environmental friendly vehicles and with other outlets for available technology for lithium-ion batteries‚ it is a level of playing
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Tesla goes NASCAR with “Ludicrous Mode.” Not real NASCAR. But it could be interesting to see. The 2018 Tesla Model 3 buyers will have the option to add Ludicrous Mode to their electric sedan. What does that mean? It may be a wordplay steal from the movie‚ “Spaceballs‚” which was written and directed by comedy legend Mel Brooks. In that blockbuster classic‚ the spacecraft had a “Ludicrous Speed.” This allowed it to accelerate and reach speeds of a ludicrous nature. I could see Elon Musk being a big
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