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Athletic Shoe James W
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1,452 wordsComputer Then and Now and Where they are Going In modern times, the computer has been one of the most influential, if not the most influential pieces of electronics ever produced. The evolution of the modern computer has come a long way from the times it was first thought of and conceived, and with the advancements of today's modern computers the opportunities seem to be endless. In the computer business each day brings new and more advance ideas in to reality and the potential for the modern co...
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829 wordsMan's transition from the state of nature into society is a topic that mercy, and pity. He helped his fellow man and animals every chance he got whenever he saw them hurt, as long as he saw no threat to himself in helping them. "Nature, in giving men tears, bears witness that she gave the human race the softest hearts. " Man was initially a happy hermit. He lived by himself. He was independent and lived off the fruits of the land. He ate when he wanted, he drank when he wanted, and he slept when...
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Alexander Graham Bell Deaf People
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997 wordsBreak Dancing or B-being is a form of hip-hop dancing, which is popularly known as breaking. It consists of top or up rock, footwork, spinning moves (power moves), and freeze. B-being came from Bronx, NY. The term "B-boy" or "B-being" was created by Kool Herc who was a DJ spinning at block parties in Bronx back in the days. B-Boys means break boys and they were called so because they dance to the break part of music. Later, by repeating this break part done by DJ, "breakbeat's" was born. Althoug...
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Beginning Of The End Polio Vaccine
730 wordsBefore the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines, polio was a serious infection that affected the central nervous system; however with proper vaccinations it can be eradicated in the United States today. There are different kinds of polio. They include spinal polio, non-paralytic form, and paralytic polio. Spinal polio is the most common form that occurs when polio viruses attack nerve cells and control the muscles of the legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis. Stiffness in the n...
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Fiber Optic Cable Fiber Optics
1,613 wordsThe world of fiber optic technology seems to be new. While in actuality it dates back to the 1800 s. It was primitive but it was a form of fiber optic. In this paper I will be telling you what a fiber optic cable is made of, how a fiber optic system works and a history of fiber optics from the 1800 s to today. Lets take a look at the optical fibers, what these fiber do is carry the light which is transmitted to the destination. Now we will look at what a cable is made of. A cable is made up of f...
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Nobel Laureate Von Neumann
1,744 wordsGeorge Dantzig was born on August 14, 1914. He studied mathematics at the University of Maryland, receiving his A. B. in 1936. He received an M. A. in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1937. Dantzig worked as a Junior Statistician in the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 1937 to 1939, then, from 1941 to 1946, he was head of the Combat Analysis Branch, U. S. A. F. Headquarters Statistical Control. He received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of California, Berkele...
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1,187 wordsGRINDING IT OUT: The Making of McDonalds By Ray Kroc and Robert Anderson Mr. Kroc sold paper cups for Lily Tulip Cup company for seventeen years at $ 35. 00 a week and played piano part time to support his wife and children in the early twenties. He was born in Oak Park, Chicago Ill. His father Louis Kroc left school in the eight grade to work for Western Union and steadily but slowly worked his way op the company ladder. His nick name was Danny Daydreamer he like to just sit and think so his mo...
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2,257 wordsHerbert George Wells was a famous English Novelist, historian, science writer, author of science fiction, and author of over one-hundred books. He was born a third son on Saturday, September twenty-first, 1866 in Bromley England. His father, Joseph, Then thirty-eight, was a poor shopkeeper in a small way who later became a professional cricketer. His mother, Sarah, then forty-three, served as a housekeeper to the Fetherstonhaugh family at Up Park, Sussex. His family was not very well off at the ...
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Central Processing Unit Von Neumann
1,869 wordsHistory of Computers ENG 121 The volume and use of computers in the world are so great, they have become difficult to ignore anymore. Computers appear to us in so many ways that many times, we fail to see them as they actually are. People associated with a computer when they purchased their morning coffee at the vending machine. As they drove themselves to work, the traffic lights that so often hampered us are controlled by computers in an attempt to speed the journey. Accept it or not, the comp...
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Guy Fawkes November 5
1,726 wordsGunpowder History Of Gunpowder GUNPOWDER Gunpowder is the oldest of all explosives. It was used by the ancient Chinese, Arabs, and people of India first. But exact directions on how to make it were not known to the western World until 1242, when Roger Bacon of Oxford University, in England published a book in which he told the ways to make gunpowder. Today gunpowder is not used as much as more powerful explosives After Roger Bacon published his formula for gunpowder, Berthold Schwarz, a German m...
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Light Waves Light Rays
1,064 wordsToss a pebble in a pond -see the ripples? Now drop two pebbles close together. Look at what happens when the two sets of waves combine -you get a new wave! When a crest and a trough meet, they cancel out and the water goes flat. When two crests meet, they produce one, bigger crest. When two troughs collide, they make a single, deeper trough. Believe it or not, youve just found a key to understanding how a hologram works. But what do waves in a pond have to do with those amazing three- dimensiona...
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2,249 wordsInfluences on Society- Michael Novak stated that there were three influences on any society: Political influences, Economic influences, and Moral Cultural influences. The political influences consist of the governmental body of that society and the laws and regulations set by this governing group. The moral cultural influences consist of the voluntary associations of a society: the churches, media, education systems, the people in this society. The final influence being the economic influence, w...
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Second Industrial Revolution Laissez Faire System
1,135 wordsJonathan Rivers September 27, 1999 IAH 201, Mr. Washington Topic # 2 Frederick Douglass definition of slavery, I believe, changed many times throughout his life and experience. Frederick Douglass not only underwent a transformation but, being intelligent and endowed with the gift of voice, he also had a sharp perspective on the blights of racism and slavery. As Douglass looked back at his days of slavery, he realized that the graveyard of the mind that American slavery was for him, was the same ...
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1,460 wordsOver the years of history, there have been many civilizations. We will look at the earliest of all civilizations known to man. From Village to City began in 8000 BC and spanned all the way into 3000 BC. Throughout this report we will look at the 6 key features of this civilization as outlined in our classroom discussions, and hope to convey what we have learned in a useful, and interesting way. The development of a city: The first city to be built was Jericho, in the Middle East Map: This map is...
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