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George Zamka is a Polish-American astronaut who has participated in two NASA missions to the International Space Station, spending 692 hours in space. During his first mission in 2007, he helped deliver the Node 2 module to the ISS. On his second mission in 2010, he commanded the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour. Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Some of his most acclaimed films include Chinatown, which received 11 Oscar nominations, and The Pianist, which won the Palme d'Or and Oscars for best director and adapted screenplay.
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Anna smerczek
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist born in 1856 who made numerous contributions to the modern world of electricity. Some of Tesla's most important inventions included developing alternating current, fluorescent lighting, radio, wireless power transmission, the Tesla coil, and creating a prototype for the first remote control. He helped pioneer technologies still used today such as electric motors, wireless communications, and even particle beam weapons.
Olga bełcik
This document lists several inventors who contributed to the development of the light bulb, including Sir Humphry Davy in 1802, Frederick de Moleyns in 1841, Charles Francis Brush in 1877, Heinrich Göbe in 1854, and Sir Joseph Wilson Swan in 1878. It then highlights that Thomas Edison developed an improved light bulb in 1878.
Mateusz marchewka
James Watt was a Scottish engineer and inventor in the 18th century known as the father of the Industrial Revolution. During this time of inventions and the Industrial Revolution, Watt improved Thomas Newcomen's steam engine, which became a symbol of this period and was applied in textiles, transportation, and agriculture. Early inventors like Thomas Davenport, Robert Anderson, and Gaston Plank also experimented with electric vehicles, with Davenport creating an electric railway, Anderson an electric carriage, and Plank developing batteries for use in electric motors.
Amelia kujawowicz
The document discusses two important inventors from Anglo-Saxon countries: Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone in 1875 and received the patent for it in 1876, forming his own telephone company in 1881. It also discusses Konrad Zuse, who invented the first freely programmable computer in 1936 while working in Germany. The document provides brief biographies of both inventors along with images related to their pioneering inventions in communications and computing technology.
Aleksandra zawada
This document summarizes key inventions and developments in steam transportation, including the first steam car created by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769, Richard Trevithick's first steam locomotive in 1804, and George Stephenson being called the "Father of Railways" for his locomotives including "Blucher" in 1814 and "Rocket" in 1829, which led to the world's first public inter-city railway line opening between Stockton and Darlington in 1825.
Zuzia kaźmierska
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876 when he uttered the famous phrase "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you" during an experimental demonstration on March 10th. The first telephone exchange was established in 1878 allowing subscribers to connect through operators. Since its invention, the telephone has evolved from manually operated phones that required connecting to exchanges, to automatic phones with dials, to today's variety of cellular, satellite, internet, and other wireless technologies that allow for remote communication.
Krystian fabiński
The document summarizes the structure and function of light bulbs, describing the key components like the glass bulb, tungsten filament, and contact wires. It also outlines the different types of light bulbs such as incandescent, CFL, LED, and halogen. Additionally, it provides biographical details of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, noting his date of birth and death, family members, accomplishments in founding electric companies, and other inventions he created.
Karolina ostrowska
The document discusses the first steam locomotive. The locomotive was called Rocket and it ran on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was the first public railway line to use steam locomotives to haul passenger and freight trains. Rocket was designed and built by George and Robert Stephenson in 1829 and it proved the viability of the steam locomotive for rail transport.
Mateusz rogowski
Lawrence Roberts was involved in the early development of the ARPANET. He held an ARPANET Design Session in 1967 and became the director of the IPTO in 1969, where he helped develop the initial plans and contracts for the ARPANET program. Later in his career, Roberts became the president and CEO of DHL and received several awards for his contributions to the development of digital networks.
Karolina szulczyk
Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith who invented the pedal-driven bicycle in 1839 but never patented his design. The document discusses Macmillan's invention of the first pedal bicycle, his family life and career as a blacksmith, and his eventual death, with sources listed at the end from Wikipedia and other sites about Scottish inventors.
Jan świtkowski
Samuel Colt invented the revolver in the 1830s and received patents for his designs, aiming to create an improved firearm through a revolutionary cartridge system; his first major order came from Captain Samuel Walker, helping propel Colt to fame and fortune through his innovative gun designs that had significant military and civilian applications.
Basia tomaszewska
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, which allowed for the transmission of sound over wires for the first time. His invention enabled people to have conversations remotely without having to see each other in person. The first words ever said over the telephone were "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" by Bell to his assistant Thomas Watson in 1876.