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Benjamin Franklin Lightning Rod
478 wordsBenjamin Franklin was born in the year 1706, in the city of Boston Mass. Ben was a great scientist, inventor and politician. With all of this going on Ben somehow also found time to be a father to his illegitimate son William, who he brought everywhere with him. The world today owes a lot to Benjamin Franklin. Science was one of Benjamins many interests. He was the one who first linked lightning and electricity. He did this in 1752 by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. The kite was being flown wit...
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Machine Gun Great War
852 wordsWorld War I was called the Great War because so many countries were involved, and advanced weaponry was developed. The British and the Germans were the ranking pioneers in weapons development. The weapons that determined the outcome of World War I were tanks, airplanes, and very large guns called heavy artillery; the Germans ruled this area. The World War I fighters and bombers were not the greatest of planes, but they got the job done. The German C. I. airplane was used for reconnaissance and u...
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Horse Power High Performance
488 wordsPorsche's are the greatest production sports car in the world, Because of their manufacturing and production methods, High performance and sleek design. The first thing that makes these cars great is the manufacturing methods used in creating such a spectacular automobile. All Porsche's are manufacturer in Germany in the Porsche plant. They are not built on an assembly line like most cars are produced, they are built by hand from start to finish. Some of the finest automobile engineers in the wo...
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How Chinese Rudder Effected Christopher Columbus
1,541 wordsThe development of the rudder was one of the most important sea navigational inventions that have ever been invented. Before the twelfth century in northern Europe, ships were steered by a quarter-rudder mounted on the stern side of the vessel. Up until the fourteenth century the use of the quarter rudder persisted in the Mediterranean. Two quarter-mounted steering oars were used. By age of exploration, the pintle-and-gudgeon rudder, hung from the sternpost had replaced quarter-rudder. The rudde...
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The Cavalry During Civil War
878 wordsThe Civil War played a crucial role in American history. Many different types of soldiers fought in this war, such as Cavalry soldiers, who fought on horseback. The Cavalry played a strong role in the fighting and used many different weapons and tactics. One type of Cavalry weapon was the revolver. Only one hand was needed in the firing of this type of weapon. This was very important since the soldier's other hand was used to manage the horse. The Colt was the most popular brand of revolvers dur...
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Hundred Years War Foot Soldiers
1,230 words... that Edward prepared for battle. "Edward had deployed his troops in person, laughing with them according to Jean le Bel and urging every one of them to do his duty, making even cowards into heroes. " He placed his men in three sections. The first of which was the front line, consisting of dismounted men-at-arms with archers on the left and right flanks. They were led by Edwards son the Prince of Wales and a host of nobles. The second was a group of men-at-arms placed behind the front line, t...
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Lieutenant Colonel Upper Canada
598 wordsMajor General Sir Isaac Brock, a hero of the War of 1812, was born on Guernesy, in the Channel Islands, in 1769. He commanded all of the armed forces in Upper Canada. He also joined the British army at 15. Promoted to senior lieutenant-colonel at 28, Brock in 1797 was given command of the 49 th Regiment. In 1801, he was made second-in-command of the land forces in Nelson's invasion of Copenhagen. In 1802, Brock was assigned to the city of York, which is now Toronto, in Canada. War with the U. S....
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Blind Spot Enlargement In Non Athletes
1,203 words... n of measurement. The blind spot mapping technique was described in Hall, 2003. It may be noted that ophthalmologists have a more precise technique for blind spot mapping, but that technique requires a completed degree in ophthalmology and requires very expensive equipment. This technology was not available for purposes of this study. The technique used was simplistic in design, yet accurate enough to obtain meaningful results. Test subjects for this study were recruited from senior members ...
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What Inspired Europe Age Of Exploration
699 wordsWhat Inspired Europe's Age of Exploration In order for us to explain the driving force behind European age of exploration; we need to remember the socio-political realities that prevailed in Europe at the time. The year 1492 is when Columbus arrived to America, thus opening a whole new continent for European colonization. Yet, nowadays many people forget that is was also a year when Spanish reconquista had finally reached its objective the Pyrenean peninsula was freed from the Arabs. It was a ti...
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Word Chevalier Meant Order Of Knighthood Knight
785 wordsChivalry, the order of knighthood, and especially, the code of knightly behavior, comes from many origins. In Middle English, the word chevalier meant mounted horseman. In Old french, the word chevalier meant knightliness or chevalier meaning knight. (Microsoft, Encarta) Almost all origins of the word meant horseman. Warfare was not an option in the medieval period and the knight was the most crucial part. The knights ability, and the military strength of the lord or king were nesses ary for the...
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Compare Two Files Pattern Within A File Displays
455 wordslist of commands and a quick description alias... this allows the user view the current aliases awk... this allows the user to search for a pattern within a file brief compares two large files bfs. scans a large file cal shows a calendar cat concatenates and prints a file cc c compiler cd... changes directories chart changes a file groups ownership chmod. changes the permission on a file chown. changes the individual ownership of a file cmp compare two files comm. compares two files so as to det...
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Collaboration With Cae Electronics Collaboration With Cae Eye
450 wordsA simulated flight environment for pilot training may soon be made more realistic through the use of eye-tracking technology developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IMBE). Many safety and cost benefits are obtained by training aircraft pilots under simulated conditions, but to be effective the simulation must be convincingly realistic. At present, th e training facilities use large domes and gimbal led projectors, or an array of video screens,...
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F 15 Eagle Aluminum Honeycomb Flight
549 wordsDesigns and technologies of fighter aircraft? s have come a long way this past half century, enabling aircraft? s to break the sound barrier and fly at speeds of mach 1, something they do now is a matter of routine. Wing platform has changed from strait to swept wings. The use of exotic metals and materials is increasing, and more powerful propulsion units are being developed. the idea was to get a fighter aircraft with a wing optimized for a high load factor and bullet free performance at 0. 9 ...
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4 V 2 V
618 wordsFord V 8 Engine Differences There are different types of Ford engines including the Windsor, Cleveland, FE, and Big Block types. The 289 is the smallest of the popular Windsor engines. It was produced from 63 - 68 and is very similar to the 302 except for the stroke. Most all 289 s and 302 s have mechanical camshafts and press in studs. A 289 has a 4. 00 &# 215; 2. 870 Bore and Stroke while the 302 has 4. 00 &# 215; 3. 00. The 302 Boss and SVO has the same Bore and Stroke. The 302 manufactured f...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,153 wordsWrought-iron breechloaders Gun military technology Wrought-iron breechloader's Partly because of the difficulties of making a long, continuous barrel, and partly because of the relative ease of loading a powder charge into a short breechblock, gunsmiths soon learned to make cannon in which the barrel and powder chamber were separate. Since the charge and projectile were loaded into the rear of the barrel, these were called breechloader's. The breechblock was mated to the barrel by means of a rec...
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Hunter S Thompson Loathing In Las Vegas
1,961 wordsIn the late sixties a young journalist and free-lance novelist named Hunter S. Thompson (HST) emerged with a new, crazed and exaggerated brand of reporting. It was sooner or later referred to as? Gonzo? . HST? s own definition of gonzo has varied over the years, but he still maintains that a good gonzo journalist? needs the talent of a master journalist, the eye of an artist / photographer and the heavy balls of an actor? and that gonzo is a? style of reporting based on William Faulkner? s idea ...
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Eldest Son Chief Justice
1,099 wordsBook Repor John Marshall Judicial StatesmaJohn R. Can 197 John Marshall was born in a cabin in the northwest woods of Virginia near Germantown (now Midland), on September 24, 1755. The first of fifteen children of Thomas and Mary Keith Marshall. He had English, Welsh and Scottish blood in his veins. He was a distant cousin of Thomas Jefferson. John spent the first twenty years of his life near Virginias frontier. As eldest son, John had to hunt and fish. He started to enjoy nature. Before dawn h...
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Knight In Shining Armor Knight In Shining Knights
457 wordsI have always been fascinated by the image of the knight in shining armor, and Im sure Im not alone. Who hasnt wondered what it was really like to live the life of a knight? Just what was a knight? What did it take to become one, and what were his duties and responsibilities? What forces influenced his behavior and steered the course of his life? The Middle Ages were a time of frequent war and brittle peace, grand spectacles and devastating plague, high moral standards and bitter persecution. It...
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Virtual Reality Virtual World
843 wordsENGELSK EKSAMENOPGAVE LIVING IN A VIRTUAL WORL Street af Mikel Biegala Engelsk A Resume af Living in a Virtual World In the text virtual reality is a new concept which takes humans into a computer-modelled environment. Unlike canned computer graphics, virtual reality images are generated on the fly based where you look and go. The computer gets the movement information from devices like head mounted displays, data gloves, and exoscelets you can wear. Michael Anton off has tested the virtual real...
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Act 5 Scene Born Of Woman
1,004 wordsMedia Macbeth Media Text Macbeth Media Text In the scenes leading up to Act 5 scene 8, we see Macduff and his army making their way to Dunsinane, ready to fight Macbeth. On their way to Dunsinane they stop at Birnam wood. They cut it down and hold branches above their heads, so when Macbeth looks out of the castle it looks like Birnam wood is coming towards the castle. This is the first of the prophecies? Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall com...
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