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including the incandescent electric lamp, the phonograph, the carbon telephone transmitter, and the motion-picture projector. He also created the world's first industrial research laboratory. He was born in Milan, Ohio. By the time he was ten he had…

cannot be determined by purely logical means. It was explained and clarified only by those who went through the bitter experience of this form of government. As late as the end of the 1920's the word "totalitarian" was used to designate any state…

the late nineteenth century, has man possessed the ability to adversely alter, on a global scale, the geologic and climatic cycles that have existed for millennia. Planet earth, which man calls home, is approximately 5 billion years old. The science…

the author goes into great detail about how the press had a great detail of influence over the people of colonial America. Knight felt that the North Carolina Gazette, South Carolina Gazette, South Carolina and American General Gazette, and The…

semester of studies on knighthood, I have noticed two major swings in its goal. At first the knight existed only as a vassal, a mounted warrior for fighting. Then as the first crusade came around in 1095 it turned the knights attentions to their…

the metaphysics of nature in rituals. Symbols have been and continue to be an active part of many religions, including those characterized as Traditional Religions. However, the term symbol is not that easily defined. When someone makes…

been the center of trade and finance in Asia since the early 20th century. In a short history of about 150 years, Hong Kong has become the source of growth for many nearby economies. In a certain sense, it can be even said that it is a merchant…

Vietnam War they think of the American lives that were lost as a result of this terrible tragedy. Americans tend to think of the 58,000 American lives lost and fail to realize that the Vietnamese people lost somewhere between three and four million…

John Enle Publisher and Copyright: Banton Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Sept. 1988 Pages: 634 Author John Enle, who was a sixth generation North Carolinian, grew up in Penland, North Carolina on a land once used as…

in all of history that trait would have to be irony. History is full of irony. It is ironic when you consider that Benjamin Franklin’s own son was a loyalist. The obvious question that comes to mind is how could Ben Franklin’s son become someone…