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Hope for the Future 
Portugal - Póvoa de 
Lanhoso 
Second meeting 
13 -17 May 2013 
Learning Europe: 
Culture & Civilization
Italy
ITALY 
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a 
unitary parliamentary republic in Southern 
Europe. 
Italy is divided into 20 regions. 
The capital is Rome,but there are also other 
important cities such as Milan, Florence and 
Naples. 
In Italy there are about 60 million people.
DDiissccoovveerriieess aanndd 
IInnvveennttiioonnss iinn IIttaallyy
FFllaavviioo GGiiooiiaa 
FFllaavviioo GGiiooiiaa,, wwaass aann 
aalllleeggeedd IIttaalliiaann 
nnaavviiggaattoorr aanndd 
iinnvveennttoorr wwhhoo lliivveedd 
bbeettwweeeenn tthhee 
tthhiirrtteeeenntthh aanndd 
ffoouurrtteeeenntthh cceennttuurryy.. HHee 
iinnvveenntteedd tthhee mmaaggnneettiicc 
ccoommppaassss..
CCoommppaassss 
TThhee ccoommppaassss iiss aa ttooooll ffoorr 
tthhee iiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonn ooff tthhee 
ccaarrddiinnaall ppooiinnttss.. IItt iiss 
pprroovviiddeedd wwiitthh aa mmaaggnneettiicc 
nneeeeddllee wwhhiicchh,, ffrreeee ttoo 
rroottaattee oonn aa ppiinn,, hhaass tthhee 
pprrooppeerrttyy ttoo aalliiggnn aalloonngg 
tthhee mmaaggnneettiicc lliinneess ooff tthhee 
eeaarrtthh''ss mmaaggnneettiicc ffiieelldd 
tthhuuss iinnddiiccaattiinngg tthhee 
ddiirreeccttiioonn nnoorrtthh--ssoouutthh
CCrriissttooffoorroo CCoolloommbboo ((11441155--11550066)) 
HHee wwaass aammoonngg tthhee mmoosstt 
iimmppoorrttaanntt IIttaalliiaann ssaaiilloorrss 
wwhhoo ttooookk ppaarrtt iinn tthhee 
pprroocceessss ooff eexxpplloorraattiioonn 
ooff tthhee ggrreeaatt 
ggeeooggrraapphhiiccaall 
ddiissccoovveerriieess aatt tthhee ttuurrnn 
ooff tthhee ffiifftteeeenntthh aanndd 
ssiixxtteeeenntthh cceennttuurryy.. 
CCoolloommbboo ddiissccoovveerreedd 
tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann CCoonnttiinneenntt..
LLeeoonnaarrddoo ddaa VViinnccii ((11445522--11551199)) 
LLeeoonnaarrddoo ddaa VViinnccii wwaass aa 
ppaaiinntteerr,, aann eennggiinneeeerr aanndd 
aa sscciieennttiisstt.. HHee wwaass 
iinnvvoollvveedd iinn aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree 
aanndd ssccuullppttuurree.. BBeessiiddeess hhee 
wwaass aa ddeessiiggnneerr,, eessssaayyiisstt,, 
ssttaaggee ddeessiiggnneerr,, 
aannaattoommiisstt,, mmuussiicciisstt.. 
LLeeoonnaarrddoo iiss ccoonnssiiddeerreedd 
oonnee ooff tthhee ggrreeaatteesstt 
ggeenniiuusseess ooff tthhee mmaannkkiinndd..
GGiiooccoonnddaa 
TThhee GGiiooccoonnddaa ((bbyy 
LLeeoonnaarrddoo DDaa VViinnccii)) aallssoo 
kknnoowwnn aass tthhee MMoonnaa LLiissaa,, 
iiss aann ooiill ppaaiinnttiinngg oonn wwoooodd 
ooff ppooppllaarr.. IItt iiss cceerrttaaiinnllyy 
tthhee mmoosstt ffaammoouuss ppoorrttrraaiitt 
iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd aanndd oonnee ooff 
tthhee mmoosstt ffaammoouuss wwoorrkkss ooff 
aarrtt eevveerr,, tthhee ssuubbjjeecctt ooff 
eennddlleessss ggiiffttss,, ttrriibbuutteess,, bbuutt 
aallssoo ppaarrooddiieess aanndd 
mmoocckkeerryy..
GGaalliilleeoo GGaalliilleeii ((11556644--11664422)) 
GGaalliilleeoo ssaaiidd tthhaatt tthhee ssuunn wwaass 
tthhee cceenntteerr ooff tthhee ssoollaarr 
ssyysstteemm aanndd nnoott tthhee eeaarrtthh.. 
GGaalliilleeoo GGaalliilleeii wwaass 
aa pphhyyssiicciisstt,, aa mmaatthheemmaattiicciiaann,, 
aanndd aann aassttrroonnoommeerr wwhhoo 
ppllaayyeedd aa mmaajjoorr rroollee iinn 
tthhee SScciieennttiiffiicc RReevvoolluuttiioonn.. HHiiss 
aacchhiieevveemmeennttss iinncclluuddee 
iimmpprroovveemmeennttss ttoo 
tthhee tteelleessccooppee aanndd 
ccoonnsseeqquueenntt aassttrroonnoommiiccaall 
oobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss,, aanndd ssuuppppoorrtt 
ffoorr CCooppeerrnniiccaanniissmm..
GGiioovvaannnnii DDoommeenniiccoo CCaassssiinnii ((11662255--11771122)) 
AAssttrroonnoommeerr GGiioovvaannnnii 
DDoommeenniiccoo CCaassssiinnii 
mmaaddee mmaannyy iimmppoorrttaanntt 
ddiissccoovveerriieess aabboouutt 
tthhee SSoollaarr SSyysstteemm aanndd 
ccuurrrreennttllyy tthheerree iiss aa 
ssppaacceeccrraafftt ccaalllleedd 
CCaassssiinnii iinn oorrbbiitt 
aarroouunndd SSaattuurrnn..
MMaarrcceelllloo MMaallppiigghhii ((11662288--11669944)) 
MMaarrcceelllloo MMaallppiigghhii wwaass 
aa ddooccttoorr aanndd tthhee 
ffoouunnddeerr 
ooff mmiiccrroossccooppiicc 
aannaattoommyy..
LLaazzzzaarroo SSppaallllaannzzaannii ((11772299--11779999)) 
TThhee bbiioollooggiisstt LLaazzzzaarroo 
SSppaallllaannzzaannii 
ccoonndduucctteedd iimmppoorrttaanntt 
rreesseeaarrcchheess iinn bbooddiillyy 
ffuunnccttiioonnss,, aanniimmaall 
rreepprroodduuccttiioonn,, aanndd 
cceelllluullaarr tthheeoorryy..
AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa ((11881100--11882277)) 
AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa wwaass 
aann IIttaalliiaann pphhyyssiicciisstt,, 
bbeesstt kknnoowwnn ffoorr tthhee 
iinnvveennttiioonn ooff tthhee ffiirrsstt 
eelleeccttrriicc ppoowweerr 
ggeenneerraattoorr eevveerr mmaaddee,, 
tthhee bbaatttteerryy,, aanndd tthhee 
ddiissccoovveerryy ooff mmeetthhaannee..
EEuuggeenniioo BBaarrssaannttii ((11882211--11886644)) 
NNiiccoollòò BBaarrssaannttii,, bbeetttteerr 
kknnoowwnn aass EEuuggeenniioo 
wwaass aa pprriieesstt,, aann 
IIttaalliiaann eennggiinneeeerr aanndd 
iinnvveennttoorr,, tthhee iinnvveennttoorr 
aanndd tthhee bbuuiillddeerr ooff tthhee 
ffiirrsstt wwoorrkkiinngg iinntteerrnnaall 
ccoommbbuussttiioonn eennggiinnee..
IInntteerrnnaall CCoommbbuussttiioonn EEnnggiinnee 
TThhee iinntteerrnnaall 
ccoommbbuussttiioonn eennggiinnee iiss 
ddeeffiinneedd aass tthhee ddrriivviinngg 
tthheerrmmaall mmaacchhiinnee 
wwhhiicchh aalllloowwss ttoo 
ccoonnvveerrtt tthhee cchheemmiiccaall 
eenneerrggyy ppoosssseesssseedd bbyy 
aa ffuueell--aaiirr mmiixxttuurree..
TThhee vvoollttaaiicc ppiillee 
TThhee vvoollttaaiicc ppiillee 
((ppiillee ooff VVoollttaa)) wwaass tthhee 
ffiirrsstt ssttaattiicc eelleeccttrriicciittyy 
ggeenneerraattoorr eevveerr mmaaddee.. 
IInnvveenntteedd bbyy 
AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa iinn 
11880000,, iitt iiss tthhee 
pprroottoottyyppee ooff tthhee 
mmooddeerrnn eelleeccttrriicc 
bbaatttteerryy..
CCaammiilllloo GGoollggii ((11884433--11992266)) 
CCaammiilllloo GGoollggii wwaass aa 
pphhyyssiicciiaann,, ppaatthhoollooggiisstt,, 
sscciieennttiisstt,, aanndd NNoobbeell 
llaauurreeaattee,, wwhhoossee mmaannyy 
aacchhiieevveemmeennttss iinncclluuddee 
tthhee ddiissccoovveerryy ooff 
tthhee GGoollggii ccoommpplleexx,, 
aanndd hhiiss rroollee iinn ppaavviinngg 
tthhee wwaayy ttoo tthhee 
aacccceeppttaannccee ooff 
tthhee NNeeuurroonn ddooccttrriinnee..
TTeelleepphhoonnee 
The telephone was 
invented by Antonio 
Meucci in 1871.The 
telephone is an 
instrument for 
telecommunications 
created for the 
remote transmission 
of the human voice.
RRaaddiioo 
TThhee rraaddiioo wwaass 
iinnvveenntteedd bbyy 
GGuugglliieellmmoo MMaarrccoonnii 
((11887744--11993377)) aatt tthhee 
bbeeggiinnnniinngg ooff xxxx 
cceennttuurryy.. TThhee rraaddiioo iiss 
aann eelleeccttrroonniicc 
tteecchhnnoollooggyy wwhhiicchh 
uusseess eelleeccttrroommaaggnneettiicc 
wwaavveess ffoorr 
tteelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss 
aanndd ootthheerr oobbjjeeccttss..
EEnnrriiccoo FFeerrmmii ((11990011--11995544)) 
TThhee pphhyyssiicciisstt EEnnrriiccoo 
FFeerrmmii,, aa NNoobbeell pprriizzee 
llaauurreeaattee,, wwaass tthhee lleeaaddeerr 
ooff tthhee tteeaamm tthhaatt bbuuiilltt 
tthhee ffiirrsstt nnuucclleeaarr 
rreeaaccttoorr aanndd iiss aallssoo nnootteedd 
ffoorr hhiiss mmaannyy ootthheerr 
ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonnss ttoo pphhyyssiiccss,, 
iinncclluuddiinngg tthhee 
ccoo--ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff 
tthhee qquuaannttuumm tthheeoorryy..
AAppppaarreecccchhiioo dd''iinndduuzziioonnee 
tteelllluurriiccaa 
TThhee DDeevviiccee iinndduuccttiioonn 
oovveerrllaanndd sseerrvveess ttoo 
vveerriiffyy,, aammoonngg ootthheerr 
tthhiinnggss,, tthhee eexxiisstteennccee 
ooff ccuurrrreennttss iinndduucceedd bbyy 
tthhee tteerrrreessttrriiaall 
mmaaggnneettiicc ffiieelldd aanndd 
tthheeiirr eeffffeeccttss..
Italian Industry
Italy has a diversified industrial economy with 
high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita 
and developed infrastructure. According to the 
International Monetary Fund, the World Bank 
and The World Factbook, in 2012 Italy was the 
ninth-largest economy in the world, the fifth-largest 
in Europe and the third-largest in the 
Eurozone in terms of nominal GDP. 
Italy is a member of the G7 and the Group of 
Eight (G8) industrialized nations, the European 
Union and the OECD.
Italy is famous for its products. 
In Italy there are : 
Automotive industry 
Food industry 
Aerospace industry 
Textile and Leather industry 
Metalworking industry
Automotive industry 
The most famous factories are: 
Fiat 
Ferrari; 
Maserati; 
Lamborghini; 
Pagani; 
Piaggio;
One of the most popular designer of cars in the world 
is Pininfarina. 
He designed several luxury cars.
Food industry
Cheese 
In Italy there are many regional 
cheese: 
Pecorino 
Mozzarella 
Parmigiano
Oil 
Oil is an Italian product made by olives. 
Olive oil is a fat obtained by grinding 
whole olives and extracting the oil by 
mechanical or chemical means. It is 
commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, 
pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a 
fuel for traditional oil lamps.
Types of pasta 
There are many types of pasta such as spaghetti, 
fusilli, penne, farfalle, lasagne, etc. 
Short pasta. Lasagne 
Long pasta.
Ham and salami 
Prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausages, 
salami, mortadella, bresaola, soppressata, primarily from 
pork. Originally they were intended as a way to preserve 
meat before the invention of refrigeration.
Typical Italian salami and cold 
pork meats 
Prosciutto di 
Parma 
Mortadella 
Bresaola Soppressata
Blood orange and grapes 
The blood orange is a type of 
orange with crimson, almost-blood- 
colored flesh. The fruit is 
smaller than an average orange; its 
skin is usually pitted, but can be 
smooth. It is grown in Sicily. 
Grapes are the principal 
ingredient for wine. 
White grapes and Red 
grapes are grown in 
Italy.
WWiinnee 
CHIANTI 
BRUNELLO 
PINOT 
ASTI 
PROSECCO
The most famous brands are: 
Barilla (pasta and spaghetti) 
Ferrero (nutella and snacks) 
Martini (sparkling and other alcoholic drinks) 
Perugina(chocolate)
Aerospace industry 
The Italian aerospace industry is one of the most 
advanced in the world. 
The Alenia Aermacchi produces planes for the 
international airlines companies,for the Italian Air 
Force and for other countries in the world.
Textile industry 
In Italy there are a lot of textile companies and 
these companies export their products all over the 
world.
Italian Fashion Design 
Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design. 
Fashion has always been an important part of the 
country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well 
known for their attention of dressing-up well.
The major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio 
Pucci, Valentino, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, 
Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi, Versace, Krizia, Etro, Miu Miu, 
Laura Biagiotti, Max Mara, Fendi, Moschino, Missoni, Bottega 
Veneta, Benetton and Brioni. 
The major Italian accessory and jewelry brands are Luxottica, 
Bulgari, Damiani, Pomellato.
Metalworking industries 
There is one of the biggest industry for production 
of steel. This industry is Ilva.
There are also a lot of artisans. 
The most famous are from Venice and they produce 
glass sculptures.
Industrial 
Design 
Furniture 
MOLTENI 
FRAU 
FLEXFORM 
LIPPARINI 
ESEDRA

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Learning europe italian science discoveries industry

  • 1. Hope for the Future Portugal - Póvoa de Lanhoso Second meeting 13 -17 May 2013 Learning Europe: Culture & Civilization
  • 3. ITALY Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a unitary parliamentary republic in Southern Europe. Italy is divided into 20 regions. The capital is Rome,but there are also other important cities such as Milan, Florence and Naples. In Italy there are about 60 million people.
  • 5. FFllaavviioo GGiiooiiaa FFllaavviioo GGiiooiiaa,, wwaass aann aalllleeggeedd IIttaalliiaann nnaavviiggaattoorr aanndd iinnvveennttoorr wwhhoo lliivveedd bbeettwweeeenn tthhee tthhiirrtteeeenntthh aanndd ffoouurrtteeeenntthh cceennttuurryy.. HHee iinnvveenntteedd tthhee mmaaggnneettiicc ccoommppaassss..
  • 6. CCoommppaassss TThhee ccoommppaassss iiss aa ttooooll ffoorr tthhee iiddeennttiiffiiccaattiioonn ooff tthhee ccaarrddiinnaall ppooiinnttss.. IItt iiss pprroovviiddeedd wwiitthh aa mmaaggnneettiicc nneeeeddllee wwhhiicchh,, ffrreeee ttoo rroottaattee oonn aa ppiinn,, hhaass tthhee pprrooppeerrttyy ttoo aalliiggnn aalloonngg tthhee mmaaggnneettiicc lliinneess ooff tthhee eeaarrtthh''ss mmaaggnneettiicc ffiieelldd tthhuuss iinnddiiccaattiinngg tthhee ddiirreeccttiioonn nnoorrtthh--ssoouutthh
  • 7. CCrriissttooffoorroo CCoolloommbboo ((11441155--11550066)) HHee wwaass aammoonngg tthhee mmoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt IIttaalliiaann ssaaiilloorrss wwhhoo ttooookk ppaarrtt iinn tthhee pprroocceessss ooff eexxpplloorraattiioonn ooff tthhee ggrreeaatt ggeeooggrraapphhiiccaall ddiissccoovveerriieess aatt tthhee ttuurrnn ooff tthhee ffiifftteeeenntthh aanndd ssiixxtteeeenntthh cceennttuurryy.. CCoolloommbboo ddiissccoovveerreedd tthhee AAmmeerriiccaann CCoonnttiinneenntt..
  • 8. LLeeoonnaarrddoo ddaa VViinnccii ((11445522--11551199)) LLeeoonnaarrddoo ddaa VViinnccii wwaass aa ppaaiinntteerr,, aann eennggiinneeeerr aanndd aa sscciieennttiisstt.. HHee wwaass iinnvvoollvveedd iinn aarrcchhiitteeccttuurree aanndd ssccuullppttuurree.. BBeessiiddeess hhee wwaass aa ddeessiiggnneerr,, eessssaayyiisstt,, ssttaaggee ddeessiiggnneerr,, aannaattoommiisstt,, mmuussiicciisstt.. LLeeoonnaarrddoo iiss ccoonnssiiddeerreedd oonnee ooff tthhee ggrreeaatteesstt ggeenniiuusseess ooff tthhee mmaannkkiinndd..
  • 9. GGiiooccoonnddaa TThhee GGiiooccoonnddaa ((bbyy LLeeoonnaarrddoo DDaa VViinnccii)) aallssoo kknnoowwnn aass tthhee MMoonnaa LLiissaa,, iiss aann ooiill ppaaiinnttiinngg oonn wwoooodd ooff ppooppllaarr.. IItt iiss cceerrttaaiinnllyy tthhee mmoosstt ffaammoouuss ppoorrttrraaiitt iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd aanndd oonnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt ffaammoouuss wwoorrkkss ooff aarrtt eevveerr,, tthhee ssuubbjjeecctt ooff eennddlleessss ggiiffttss,, ttrriibbuutteess,, bbuutt aallssoo ppaarrooddiieess aanndd mmoocckkeerryy..
  • 10. GGaalliilleeoo GGaalliilleeii ((11556644--11664422)) GGaalliilleeoo ssaaiidd tthhaatt tthhee ssuunn wwaass tthhee cceenntteerr ooff tthhee ssoollaarr ssyysstteemm aanndd nnoott tthhee eeaarrtthh.. GGaalliilleeoo GGaalliilleeii wwaass aa pphhyyssiicciisstt,, aa mmaatthheemmaattiicciiaann,, aanndd aann aassttrroonnoommeerr wwhhoo ppllaayyeedd aa mmaajjoorr rroollee iinn tthhee SScciieennttiiffiicc RReevvoolluuttiioonn.. HHiiss aacchhiieevveemmeennttss iinncclluuddee iimmpprroovveemmeennttss ttoo tthhee tteelleessccooppee aanndd ccoonnsseeqquueenntt aassttrroonnoommiiccaall oobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss,, aanndd ssuuppppoorrtt ffoorr CCooppeerrnniiccaanniissmm..
  • 11. GGiioovvaannnnii DDoommeenniiccoo CCaassssiinnii ((11662255--11771122)) AAssttrroonnoommeerr GGiioovvaannnnii DDoommeenniiccoo CCaassssiinnii mmaaddee mmaannyy iimmppoorrttaanntt ddiissccoovveerriieess aabboouutt tthhee SSoollaarr SSyysstteemm aanndd ccuurrrreennttllyy tthheerree iiss aa ssppaacceeccrraafftt ccaalllleedd CCaassssiinnii iinn oorrbbiitt aarroouunndd SSaattuurrnn..
  • 12. MMaarrcceelllloo MMaallppiigghhii ((11662288--11669944)) MMaarrcceelllloo MMaallppiigghhii wwaass aa ddooccttoorr aanndd tthhee ffoouunnddeerr ooff mmiiccrroossccooppiicc aannaattoommyy..
  • 13. LLaazzzzaarroo SSppaallllaannzzaannii ((11772299--11779999)) TThhee bbiioollooggiisstt LLaazzzzaarroo SSppaallllaannzzaannii ccoonndduucctteedd iimmppoorrttaanntt rreesseeaarrcchheess iinn bbooddiillyy ffuunnccttiioonnss,, aanniimmaall rreepprroodduuccttiioonn,, aanndd cceelllluullaarr tthheeoorryy..
  • 14. AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa ((11881100--11882277)) AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa wwaass aann IIttaalliiaann pphhyyssiicciisstt,, bbeesstt kknnoowwnn ffoorr tthhee iinnvveennttiioonn ooff tthhee ffiirrsstt eelleeccttrriicc ppoowweerr ggeenneerraattoorr eevveerr mmaaddee,, tthhee bbaatttteerryy,, aanndd tthhee ddiissccoovveerryy ooff mmeetthhaannee..
  • 15. EEuuggeenniioo BBaarrssaannttii ((11882211--11886644)) NNiiccoollòò BBaarrssaannttii,, bbeetttteerr kknnoowwnn aass EEuuggeenniioo wwaass aa pprriieesstt,, aann IIttaalliiaann eennggiinneeeerr aanndd iinnvveennttoorr,, tthhee iinnvveennttoorr aanndd tthhee bbuuiillddeerr ooff tthhee ffiirrsstt wwoorrkkiinngg iinntteerrnnaall ccoommbbuussttiioonn eennggiinnee..
  • 16. IInntteerrnnaall CCoommbbuussttiioonn EEnnggiinnee TThhee iinntteerrnnaall ccoommbbuussttiioonn eennggiinnee iiss ddeeffiinneedd aass tthhee ddrriivviinngg tthheerrmmaall mmaacchhiinnee wwhhiicchh aalllloowwss ttoo ccoonnvveerrtt tthhee cchheemmiiccaall eenneerrggyy ppoosssseesssseedd bbyy aa ffuueell--aaiirr mmiixxttuurree..
  • 17. TThhee vvoollttaaiicc ppiillee TThhee vvoollttaaiicc ppiillee ((ppiillee ooff VVoollttaa)) wwaass tthhee ffiirrsstt ssttaattiicc eelleeccttrriicciittyy ggeenneerraattoorr eevveerr mmaaddee.. IInnvveenntteedd bbyy AAlleessssaannddrroo VVoollttaa iinn 11880000,, iitt iiss tthhee pprroottoottyyppee ooff tthhee mmooddeerrnn eelleeccttrriicc bbaatttteerryy..
  • 18. CCaammiilllloo GGoollggii ((11884433--11992266)) CCaammiilllloo GGoollggii wwaass aa pphhyyssiicciiaann,, ppaatthhoollooggiisstt,, sscciieennttiisstt,, aanndd NNoobbeell llaauurreeaattee,, wwhhoossee mmaannyy aacchhiieevveemmeennttss iinncclluuddee tthhee ddiissccoovveerryy ooff tthhee GGoollggii ccoommpplleexx,, aanndd hhiiss rroollee iinn ppaavviinngg tthhee wwaayy ttoo tthhee aacccceeppttaannccee ooff tthhee NNeeuurroonn ddooccttrriinnee..
  • 19. TTeelleepphhoonnee The telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci in 1871.The telephone is an instrument for telecommunications created for the remote transmission of the human voice.
  • 20. RRaaddiioo TThhee rraaddiioo wwaass iinnvveenntteedd bbyy GGuugglliieellmmoo MMaarrccoonnii ((11887744--11993377)) aatt tthhee bbeeggiinnnniinngg ooff xxxx cceennttuurryy.. TThhee rraaddiioo iiss aann eelleeccttrroonniicc tteecchhnnoollooggyy wwhhiicchh uusseess eelleeccttrroommaaggnneettiicc wwaavveess ffoorr tteelleeccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss aanndd ootthheerr oobbjjeeccttss..
  • 21. EEnnrriiccoo FFeerrmmii ((11990011--11995544)) TThhee pphhyyssiicciisstt EEnnrriiccoo FFeerrmmii,, aa NNoobbeell pprriizzee llaauurreeaattee,, wwaass tthhee lleeaaddeerr ooff tthhee tteeaamm tthhaatt bbuuiilltt tthhee ffiirrsstt nnuucclleeaarr rreeaaccttoorr aanndd iiss aallssoo nnootteedd ffoorr hhiiss mmaannyy ootthheerr ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonnss ttoo pphhyyssiiccss,, iinncclluuddiinngg tthhee ccoo--ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff tthhee qquuaannttuumm tthheeoorryy..
  • 22. AAppppaarreecccchhiioo dd''iinndduuzziioonnee tteelllluurriiccaa TThhee DDeevviiccee iinndduuccttiioonn oovveerrllaanndd sseerrvveess ttoo vveerriiffyy,, aammoonngg ootthheerr tthhiinnggss,, tthhee eexxiisstteennccee ooff ccuurrrreennttss iinndduucceedd bbyy tthhee tteerrrreessttrriiaall mmaaggnneettiicc ffiieelldd aanndd tthheeiirr eeffffeeccttss..
  • 24. Italy has a diversified industrial economy with high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and developed infrastructure. According to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and The World Factbook, in 2012 Italy was the ninth-largest economy in the world, the fifth-largest in Europe and the third-largest in the Eurozone in terms of nominal GDP. Italy is a member of the G7 and the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, the European Union and the OECD.
  • 25. Italy is famous for its products. In Italy there are : Automotive industry Food industry Aerospace industry Textile and Leather industry Metalworking industry
  • 26. Automotive industry The most famous factories are: Fiat Ferrari; Maserati; Lamborghini; Pagani; Piaggio;
  • 27. One of the most popular designer of cars in the world is Pininfarina. He designed several luxury cars.
  • 29. Cheese In Italy there are many regional cheese: Pecorino Mozzarella Parmigiano
  • 30. Oil Oil is an Italian product made by olives. Olive oil is a fat obtained by grinding whole olives and extracting the oil by mechanical or chemical means. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps.
  • 31. Types of pasta There are many types of pasta such as spaghetti, fusilli, penne, farfalle, lasagne, etc. Short pasta. Lasagne Long pasta.
  • 32. Ham and salami Prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausages, salami, mortadella, bresaola, soppressata, primarily from pork. Originally they were intended as a way to preserve meat before the invention of refrigeration.
  • 33. Typical Italian salami and cold pork meats Prosciutto di Parma Mortadella Bresaola Soppressata
  • 34. Blood orange and grapes The blood orange is a type of orange with crimson, almost-blood- colored flesh. The fruit is smaller than an average orange; its skin is usually pitted, but can be smooth. It is grown in Sicily. Grapes are the principal ingredient for wine. White grapes and Red grapes are grown in Italy.
  • 35. WWiinnee CHIANTI BRUNELLO PINOT ASTI PROSECCO
  • 36. The most famous brands are: Barilla (pasta and spaghetti) Ferrero (nutella and snacks) Martini (sparkling and other alcoholic drinks) Perugina(chocolate)
  • 37. Aerospace industry The Italian aerospace industry is one of the most advanced in the world. The Alenia Aermacchi produces planes for the international airlines companies,for the Italian Air Force and for other countries in the world.
  • 38. Textile industry In Italy there are a lot of textile companies and these companies export their products all over the world.
  • 39. Italian Fashion Design Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design. Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention of dressing-up well.
  • 40. The major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci, Valentino, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi, Versace, Krizia, Etro, Miu Miu, Laura Biagiotti, Max Mara, Fendi, Moschino, Missoni, Bottega Veneta, Benetton and Brioni. The major Italian accessory and jewelry brands are Luxottica, Bulgari, Damiani, Pomellato.
  • 41. Metalworking industries There is one of the biggest industry for production of steel. This industry is Ilva.
  • 42. There are also a lot of artisans. The most famous are from Venice and they produce glass sculptures.
  • 43. Industrial Design Furniture MOLTENI FRAU FLEXFORM LIPPARINI ESEDRA