Free Essays on Modern Inventions

  1. Thomas Edison's Inventions

     Thomas Edison’s Inventions: Sparking the Age of Technology Thomas Edison’s Inventions: Sparking the Age of Technology Edison’s inventions helped expand the horizon of machinery and technology; furthermore, without many of Edison’s inventions, the modern world would not have the numerous...

  2. The Invention of the Stethoscope

    “The Invention Of The Stethoscope” BY STEVE ANTOINE SPC 2600 / SECTION 11 Monday, February 16 2009 Dr. Kenneth Walker Senior Professor Formal Paper Abstract This essay is written about the invention of the stethoscope by Dr. René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec in the early nineteenth...

  3. Did the Modern World Originate in Europe During the 15 and 16th Centuries?

    Did the Modern World originate in Europe during the 15 and 16th centuries? The Renaissance was the beginning of the modern world where new innovations and classes of people emerged, but most importantly, the emergence of a new life. The Renaissance period began from around 1400 to 1600. New...

  4. Modern Technology - an Overview of the Historic Timeline

    hard from the beginning. Meanwhile, humans were learning to harness other forms of energy. The earliest known use of wind power is the sailboat. The invention of the wheel revolutionized activities as disparate as transportation, war, and the production of pottery. Industrial revolution of England was the...

  5. The Rapid Development of Modern Technology

    Modern technology is developing more and more rapidly. But we should not by rapidly is simply as a way for business to make money.We should use it to improve peoples living condition Modern technology is developing more and more rapidly. But we should not by rapidly is simply as a way for business...

  6. Internet: One of the Greatest Inventions

    One of the greatest inventions of our time is the Internet. Without a doubt, the internet has had a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives. The formation of the Internet has changed the way we do business, communicate, entertain, retrieve information, and even educate ourselves.. Every student...

  7. Modern Technology and Its Effect to the Youth

    Modern Technology And Its Effect To The Youth 1 Modern Technology And Its Effect To The Youth ABSTRACT Modern day technological advancements are constantly seen throughout every aspect of life. Cell phones, portable Internet availability, laptop computers, iPods, mp3 players of every brand...

  8. Invention of Wheel

    exploit it.[13] [14] The invention of the wheel thus falls in the late Neolithic, and may be seen in conjunction with other technological advances that gave rise to the early Bronze Age. Note that this implies the passage of several wheel-less millennia even after the invention of agriculture and of pottery: ...

  9. 20th Century Inventions

    INVENTIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AIRPLANE The first working airplane was invented, designed, made, and flown by the Wright brothers, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948). Their "Wright Flyer" was a fabric-covered biplane with a wooden frame. The power to the two propellers was supplied...

  10. Modern Sailing

    alike. Sailing has broadened our grasp on this worlds oceans and lands, as well as given us the freedom to explore. However with the more practical invention of planes and use of diesel powered freighters for over-seas voyage, sailing has been pushed to the wayside. Almost until the first Americas...

  11. The History of the Modern Computer

    were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). These were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs). Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction...

  12. Star Trek as a Modern Myth

    technology and the fascination of the unknown in every episode. Star Trek is one of the modern day myths of the 21st century. A Australian news writer had this to say about Star Trek ''Acquired the status of a modern myth paradoxically, although this fiction appears to be about looking outside ourselves...

  13. The Influence of Modern Technology on Society

     The Influence of Modern Technology on Society Don Yates Ohio University Writing and Rhetoric I English 151 Dee Anderson July 23, 2014 While technology is often described as the most important influence upon society, it remains a subject which has undergone little study. This situation...

  14. Modern Day Technology: Beneficial or Detrimental?

    lived. Not long ago it was considered absolutely unreasonable to think everyone would own a cellphone whereas now it is unreasonable if you do not. Modern technology has been incredibly influential and beneficial to our society. Technological advancements such as organ transplants, robots and artificial...

  15. Ancient Chinese Contributions

    These innovations remain part of the Chinese heritage today. This paper examines the ancient Chinese inventions with reference to major milestones made in the ancient times. The ancient Chinese inventions The ancient China invented many things, which include wheelbarrow, the clock, printing press, porcelain...

  16. Phillippine Poverty

    cultures Art of a specific country or continent (i.e China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Africa) Artistic movements (i.e. abstract art, cubism, impressionism; modern art, Renaissance art, surrealism) Artificial organs Attention deficit disorders Auschwitz concentration camp Autism and/or Asperger’s Battle of...

  17. Research on Gadgets

    theories: Effects of Modern Gadgets by Paul Nagno (2013) which states “Now in the present time, the age of modern technology, where almost everything is hi-tech, computer technology has greatly improve and become better. These days, the modern gadgets is rapidly growing and changing.”, Modern Technology by...

  18. Abe Lincoln

    that the 16th president was a product of an American age of innovation, invention and expansion, was intensely inquisitive, and possessed a mechanical mind and a need to know how things work. "He never came across a machine or invention or scientific idea that he did not stop to investigate, both physically...

  19. Paper mill

    was invention in 200 BC by the people of China. The word paper comes from the name of papyrus. Before the invention of first paper machine in England in 1803 people made paper by hand. Then in 1804 fourdrinier brothers developed the paper machine which is known as fourdrinier paper machine. Modern twin-wire...

  20. European History

    contributed the most to modern society: the Classical civilization and the Medieval civilization. Some say that Classical civilization contributed more to society, an argument which has some merit, although not all of those contributions are relevant in modern society. Inventions such as forging the...

  21. The Four Most Useful Contributions Created By the Ancient Chinese.

    history of well-known inventions that is used in our modern day living all over the world. China has always been ahead as far as inventions, technology, and developments that wasn’t known to the Western or European world for decades and centuries. Here are a few of the inventions created by ancient China...

  22. PHL 458 UOP Course Tutorial / shoptutorial

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  23. word documents

    We can see the wonders of science around us.Science has made our life easy and comfortable.We can not think of our modern life without science. Electricity: The first wonder of modern science is the discovery of electricity.It has changed our life,society and culture.It is a great source of power and...

  24. The Internet and Its’ Effect on Society

    The Internet and its’ effect on Society The Internet has made a huge change in people’s lives in modern society, it would be easy to see how people might struggle if the Internet were to spontaneously disapear. Almost everyone knows how to use a computer and connect to the Internet today. Sitting...

  25. Artistic Representation of Renaissance Ideals

    “The history of the world can be told through accounts of great battles, the lives of kings and queens, and the discoveries and inventions of scientists and explorers. But the history of the way people think and feel about themselves and the world is told through art.” This is particularly true to the...

  26. Science Means Knowledge

    Science has civilised man. It is at the route of modern civilisation. Science means knowledge. Before science man was a creature of blind beliefs. Science has taken the place of super stations. When doubt arose man began to think and reason. From that day science came into existence. Science found...

  27. Ancient Technology

    discussing about the ancient technologies of Mesopotamian, India, China, Greek, and the Romans. The peoples of Mesopotamia have been credited with the invention of the wheel but this is no longer certain. They lived in cities from 4000BC and developed sophisticated architecture including use of the true arch...

  28. PHL 458 UOP Course Tutorial/UOPhelp

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  29. Economics and Modernization

    Indonesia: Modern or so-called-Modern? In this 21st century, progress in science and technology has been growing so fast. The benefits of progress itself can be perceived directly by everyone. Now, every profession requires high-end technology. Even some industries have more machines as their labor...

  30. Modernity

    The terms medieval, modern, and post-modern each represent a different world view. These different ways of thinking are so broad as to include varied philosophies, economic strategies, political systems, religious beliefs and artistic styles. Many historians believe that we are in a transitional period...

  31. industrail revolution

    period of evolution in technology, agriculture, and human rights in-between 1750’s to the early 1900’s. inventions of this period had substantial influence on everyday human life. One of these inventions was the combine harvester which increased the production and storage of grain crops. While traditional...

  32. Student

    literature, and history to their curriculum. The primary focus of colonists was now secular. Education was completely reformed due to the enlightenment. Modern day America has many freedoms and rights. These rights were revolutionary in the time of the revolution. Nowhere in the world was there a government...

  33. The Worl

    Did the invention of the computer change the world for the better or the worse? -- Bei During these years, the youth crime rate gets a lot of attentions. Some experts on the youth education argue that the main offender of the serious problem is the...

  34. PHL 458 uop Courses/ uophelp

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  35. Ecnomic Revolution in Britain

    three unique social elements: education, "modern" work attitudes, and a "modern" government. Great Britain had a larger educated workforce to run the machines and create manuals. The Enlightenment not only meant a larger educated population but also more modern views on work. The population in Great Britain...

  36. Impact of the Agricultural Revolution

    must know how it happened. Here is a look at the primary inventions of the time. The three main inventions that set the Agricultural Revolution in motion were the seed drill, the plow, and the sickle. The seed drill was a fantastic invention, made by none other than the famous Jethro Tull. His ingenious...

  37. Effects of Technology

    living, beginning with the simple inventions in prehistoric times, continuing on to and beyond modern times. In today’s time, when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive, it is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology. Modern technology has solved many problems...

  38. The First Locomotives

    tasks. The invention of the train is one of the most momentous events in our history and still bewilders historians to this day. The first steam locomotive engine, made its appearance on February 13 1804 at the Penydarren Ironworks company in South Wales. The person responsible for this invention was Richard...

  39. PHL 458 UOP Course Tutorials / Uoptutorials

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  40. AB Railroad

    roads consisted of wooden rails over which horse-drawn wagons or carts moved with greater ease than over dirt roads. Wagonways were the beginnings of modern railroads. By 1776, iron had replaced the wood in the rails and wheels on the carts. Wagonways evolved into Tramways and spread though out Europe...

  41. PHL 458 UOP Course Tutorial/UOPhelp

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  42. PHL 458 UOP Course Tutorial / uophelp

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  43. advertisement

    Advertisement Necessity is the mother of invention' is an oft-quoted saying. But now-a-days the reverse of it is more true. In modern business, 'invention' is mother of necessity. In this age of machinery, new things are produced everyday. Market is created for these things through advertisement Businessmen...

  44. Technology and the Internet

    to support man but also other animal species as well. Technology is often referred to as consequences of science and engineering. Over ages new and modern methods have been developed through research and development. Here are some specific places on the positive impacts of technology in our everyday lives...

  45. Intellectual Property Rights Are Not Property

    build a public library for the benefit of all (Barnett, 2005). They feared that writers and inventors may take to the grave their discoveries, their inventions, their formulas, plans, codes, recipes, and stories. So it was seen then as a wise exchange for society to make: a monopoly grant in exchange for...

  46. internet

    Ways a specific technological service or device such as the interenet, computers, cell phones and so forth, helps people. One of the greatest inventions of our time is the Internet. Without a doubt, the internet has had a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives. The formation of the Internet...

  47. Achieving Many Great Accomplishments

    scientist and inventor would rival that of any genius. Throughout his lifetime Franklin kept himself busy with his many inventions. One of his most practical inventions was the Franklin stove. Realizing the need for something better to heat with than a drafty old fireplace, sometime around 1740...

  48. Advantages and Disadvantage of Computer Revolution

    The first computer was as big as the wardrobe, today you can take it with you in a small suitcase. Undoubtedly computer belongs to the biggest inventions of the 20th century. It has revolutionized all human activity and today it is hard to imagine the world without it. Computers are used almost on...

  49. How Television Isolates Individuals

    knowledge on everything that’s going on. By discouraging travel and communication, television has ended up isolating people. As rapid changes in modern life made television more affordable, it became ubiquitous to many. As a result, more than one television sets are found in average American homes...

  50. Who Is More Advanced? China or Europe

    medicine. Primitive medicine is an ancient practice done by people even before this era. It was widely used and even still used today in very many modern and rural areas. Primitive medicine is the act of finding and using herbs as a means to become healthy or cure themselves of a disease or illness....

  51. The Computer Revolution

    Entering a new century, the world always gets something new. Humanity to make its live easier is constantly discovering new innovations. Sometimes inventions have their advantages and disadvantages. The 20th century has brought to us one great important breakthrough, and it is a computer that has changed...

  52. Humn-303 Rough Draft

    they could increase their produce and wealth. The need to perform better, produce more cotton, textiles, coal and other minerals led to a period of inventions that enabled the powerful people to increase their wealth. Several learned people came forward with experiments that enabled the wealthy to learn...

  53. Benjamin Franklin American Hero

    experiments, arrive at theories, and produce inventions that are still used in modern day society. Franklin's scientific and analytical mind enabled him to generate many long lasting achievements that contributed to the development and refinement of modern technology. Franklin also shows from a sociological...

  54. PHL 458 UOP COURSE/SHOPTUTORIAL

    any invention that marks modern life. Chester Carlson’s invention of Xerography (the Xerox Machine) in 1938 has had as much impact as any invention we could name. Do some research on his invention. A good article is found on the Great Idea Finder website [www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/xerography...

  55. The Boundless Potential of Jaw Crusher in Mechanical Sector

    signature. The modern design methods cooperated with the machinery manufacturing craft are put into use. From each country’s research and invention of jaw crusher, the attention and value can have a reflection because of the high rise of market, which boost the revolution and invention of technology in...

  56. science and technology

    HOW DOES COMPUTERS AFFECTS US IN OUR LIFE ?? The invention of the computer is one of the most remarkable innovations that have occurred over the last ten decades. The modern world is deemed digital, what most people fail to appreciate however is that the source...

  57. Disadvantages of Computer - on Intelligence and Dependence

    scientists have tried to make places like these but had given up trying inspite of all the so called modern technology and computers. This proves the intelligence of the people in the times before the invention of computers. 2. If you carefully observe most of the scientists are of the 18th, 19th or the...

  58. Simplifying Things

    threatened. Advantages and disadvantages of modern technology. Technology can be defined as science applied to practical purposes. Nowadays, when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive, it is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology. Nevertheless some people argue that...

  59. Dark Age

    Egypt Modern Day 7 Days per week 10 Weeks per month Months per season Seasons per year 3 4 or 5 4 3 3 4 Egyptian Innovations • The Egyptians were very innovated with there creations. • They created inventions that we still use today very frequently. • Some inventions were...

  60. master

     Some people today say that companies, and particularly multinational companies rule the world. Many modern day projects exemplify the vaulting ambition of modern capitalism. If the 16th century had seen the revolution in money and credit and the 17th had witnessed the rise of the bond market, the...