A person who invents a particular process or device is considered an inventor. An invention’s impact on humanity is what separates it’s inventor from others. Of the many inventions by Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943), it is commonly accepted that his invention of Alternating Current (AC) and the AC Generator changed the way humans live indefinitely. With such a great impact to humanity it is surprising that the average person does not recognize his name or what he did. Over the next
Words: 1187 - Pages: 5
Question Describe the evolutionary developments that enabled the successful colonisation of terrestrial habitat by the early plant? Plants evolved from an aquatic algal ancestor during the Devonian period. The transition from water to land had some useful advantages. Land provided a good substrate with nutrient rich soils and there were no predators in form of herbivores and microbes. Carbon dioxide concentration in air was very high and readily diffuses in plants than when dissolved in water
Words: 1297 - Pages: 6
IMPROVISED MODEM BROADBAND ANTENNA Chapter 1 Problem and Its Background Introduction The internet nowadays could be considered as a secondary need in everyone’s lives. Most devices nowadays were produced to have an internet connection to allow surfing. The internet nowadays evolved so rapidly in our everyday lives. It serves as a medium of communication and it also passes information across the globe. There are some questions though about the internet, on it works or how could it provide our
Words: 3785 - Pages: 16
crest Definition a. distance between successive identical parts of a wave 8. trough b. low point on a wave 9. amplitude c. vibrations per unit of time 10. wavelength d. high point on a wave 11. frequency e. distance from a midpoint to a crest 12. hertz f. unit of frequency 13. Is the following sentence true or false? As the frequency of a vibrating source increases, the period increases. 25.3 Wave Motion (pages 493–494) 14. Describe the wave that forms and what is transmitted when a stone
Words: 1379 - Pages: 6
INTRODUCTION United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the standard platform of guidelines that governs the rules of financial accounting utilized in the preparation of financial statements. The US GAAP can be quite flexible in its interpretations and rulings, but the framework of GAAP is based upon certain constraints and principles in the preparation of financial reports. This paper shall endeavor to address the organization of GAAP and some of the specific areas
Words: 1368 - Pages: 6
Name: _ Date: _ Period: ______ CCNA Discovery Networking for Home and Small Business Study Guide Chapter 1: Personal Computer Hardware Directions: Answer the following questions while reading the Chapter material online. Please make sure that all answers are summarized or paraphrased, not just copied from the text. Section | Questions | Answers | 1.1 | What are the seven places computers are used? | Businesses, manufacturing environments, homes, government offices, non-profit organizations
Words: 1260 - Pages: 6
Intro to Information Tech Chapter 2 Computers are data processing devices * Performs four major functions * Input: Gathers data, allows users to enter data * Process: Manipulates, calculates, or organizes data into information * Output: Displays data and information for user * Storage: Saves data and information for later use * Data: representation of a fact, figure, or idea * Information: data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion
Words: 1125 - Pages: 5
Qianqian Wang Professor Shiflet MUFHL 330 January 22 2015 Homework 1 Chapter 1 1. What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? No matter what country we come from, no matter what culture we represent, music exists in everyone’s life. Music can express emotions among different cultures. Therefore, music is universal. However, music needs people to perform and is affected by cultures. Facing with the same music, different people
Words: 1191 - Pages: 5
[pic] Risk Analysis Project Contemporary Auditing By: Diane Lovett Table of Contents Industry Overview………………………………………………………………….2 Corporation: History………………………………………………………………………………5 Mergers and Acquisitions ..……………………………………………………….6 Directors & Executive Officers ..…………………………………………………6 Brief Overview………………………………………………………..……………6 Business Segments…………………………………………………………………7 Competition…………………………………………………………………………9 Governmental Standards………………………………………………………….10 Corporate Governance
Words: 3250 - Pages: 13
and Design – 4th Edition (2006) Toby Teorey, Sam Lightstone, Tom Nadeau Exercises with Solutions – Solutions Manual ER and UML Conceptual Data Modeling Problem 2-1 Draw a detailed ER diagram for an car rental agency database (e.g. Hertz), keeping track of current rental location of each car, its current condition and history of repairs, and customer information for a local office, expected return date, return location, car status (ready, being-repaired, currently-rented, being-cleaned)
Words: 3109 - Pages: 13
