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Biography Samuel Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse A man revered for his art and his technical invention, Samuel F. B. Morse was born into a modest family headed by Jedediah Morse, a Congregational minister of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and a noted geographer. It was…
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Pondering Space and Time

Notes on Space(collection) I did a little reading. I found a writer on Helium suggesting that the universe was once the size of a grapefruit. I have written on the message board of the Barbados Museum that if the universe…
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Top Ten Greatest Inventions of all Time

Scientific DiscoveryAnatoliy K. and Aurika A. Grynko The following reports a Discovery made in nature, particularly human nature. Invalidating the theory of evolution of species, the researchers name Intellect, which we used to address as God, or the “supernatural”, as…
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Biography Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle (1907-1996) was a British Royal Air force officer, honoured with the credit for inventing the jet engine, which revolutionised the performance of engines by the end of the century. Early Life Frank Whittle was born into a…
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The History of the Clock

The history of the clock is a long and occasionally disputed one, originating many centuries ago and charting the route from simple observations of the sun to the modern digital alarm clock. The word “clock” was first used in the…
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The History of the Umbrella

From old, heavy parasols to light, automatic designs, the history of umbrellas hasn’t so much been up and down as Europe late catching up with the hype before spearheading its popularity. Umbrellas have been around for something like 4,000 years…
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