David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. is one of the lesser known inventors. He’s the designer that made the heating system for the spectacular Radio Music Hall and Rockefeller Center in New York City. Crosthwait was born on May 27, 1898, Nashville, Tennessee and died on February 25, West Lafayette, Indiana. He went to school and grew up in Kansas city, Missouri. His parents, David Nelson and Minnie Harris supported him in his early life well. Crosthwait excels in math and science. He was accepted to Purdue University and graduate at the young age of 15 in 1913 with a B.S in engineering. C.A Dunham Company immediately hired him as a researcher engineer for the company with his skill. Crosthwait is interesting to me because he’s one of the lesser famous inventor but a successful one. I have high respect for him because he grew up in a time where people discriminated against him because of his color, but he pushed through and gain the respect of many. His parent sent to an all-black school to ensure a safe early growth for him. The teacher there’s saw his talents in math and science and keep supporting him. He knew he wanted to be an engineer even as a child. A full scholarship was given to …show more content…
Attending Purdue allow him to get higher education, something that most African American did not have. He attended it at a very young age which is even more impressive. His mind for engineering and math grew was developed even more. I learned from this that when you followed your passion, it could take you anywhere. If he did not get higher education, he would not have been such a genius and he would not have his dream job. The most impressive thing about Crosthwait to me is how hardworking he is. He was so hardworking that he got a grant for college at around 11 and the graduate at 15 instead of dropping out. He has inspired me to hard work and follow my passion, to set an impossible goal and then achieve
Kent Ehrhardt is a well-known meteorologist who has been working as the Chief Meteorologist at WPTV news channel for 13 years now. WPTV is an affiliate news channel of popular news channel NBC and is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was raised in St. Louis with his family. The details of the family are not known. He graduated from Pattonville Senior High School.
He had amazing talent and was very bright. His family thought he would have an amazing future,
David Berkowitz unleashed his random malicious scats during the summer of 1976. He is known today as one of New York’s most notorious serial killers. Berkowitz was born on June 1st, 1953 in New York, New York. He was adopted by the Berkowitz couple a few days after his birth. When Berkowitz was 18 the joined the U.S. Army. After the army, he got a job as a security officer and moved into an apartment in New York. No one even noticed the danger that slept next door.
Poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist Richard Wright developed from an uneducated Southerner to one of the most cosmopolitan, politically active writers in American literature. In many of Richard Wright's works, he exemplifies his own life and proves to “white” America that African American literature should be taken seriously. Before Wright, “white” America failed to acknowledge the role African American writing played in shaping American culture. It was shocking in itself that an African American could write at all. Thus, Richard Wright is well known as the father of African American literature mainly because of his ability to challenge the literary stereotypes given to African Americans.
What are some characteristics of the Crakers, and why did Crake decide to include these characteristics when designing them? If you had a chance tobioengineer a new human species, what characteristics would you include and why?
“Harrison Bergeron” a short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., takes place in a totalitarian society where everyone is equal. A man who tries to play the savior, but ultimately fails in his endeavors to change the world. Vonnegut short story showed political views on communism, which is that total equality is not good (and that equity might be better).
Before you begin I must ask. Have you ever heard of a man who did everything in his power for trying to get a good education? A man who had to push his family behind to pursue it, and had to deal with many hardships? That man is named George Washington Carver.
...f his invention more modern and advanced version would not be in our lives today.
At the age of thirteen he began working in order to earn money for college. He was a shoe shiner, an elevator boy, and a paper boy. He attended the all-black Armstrong High School, where he acted in plays, was a sergeant in the Cadet Corps, and earned good grades, graduating at the age of 16.
I hope I have answered the question “What was his personal life like?” good in here and would like to summarize by saying that he was able to overcome all odds to become a famous inventor that even had a movie made by him. I would also like to say that He made many, many products that we still use all from simple plants like peanuts in summary to the answer of the question “What did he actually do?”. He also had many hobbies that ended up in helping many people (“What did he like to do when he wasn’t working?”). I have found that this man that I knew nothing about before the report is one of the few real life people I know of that overcame so many things in his life that almost no one even knows
a mentor to him, helped him and motivated him to get into a college prep program, that changed
In this paper, I will write a brief reflection over my interview with Professor David Christianson. I asked my professor fourteen questions, all question had different meanings and answers. I will start off my paper with some facts and advice which I received from my professor, my personal reflection on the facts, my personal reflection on the overall experience, and lastly, I will end my paper with the conclusion.
Perhaps the most noticeable part of David Farragut's life is his career in the a Civil War as a courageous navy officer. Not only that, but he played an important role in the Battle of Louisiana, Vicksburg and Mobile Bay. His famous line, "Damn the torpedoes!" is remembered by naval officers as a courageous Farragut struggles to navigate torpedo infested waters at the Battle of Mobile Bay. An officer from a young age, Farragut is what any navy desires: a smart, brave, and loyal commander. Farragut was born on July 5, 1801 to Major Jorge Farragut. Jorge Farragut was a Spanish sailor in the US army during the American Revolution. Farragut was originally named James Glasgow Farragut; he was born in Tennessee. A few years after Farragut was born, his family moved to Louisiana. While his father, Jorge, was fishing, he came across a rowboat that held an unconscious old man. Jorge nursed the old man until he died. Later, a man by the name of David Porter claimed the man as his father. Porter was a rising star of the U.S. Navy. As a display of gratitude for Jorge, Porter offered to take young Farragut out to sea as a sort of navy apprentice,also known as a midshipman. Jorge was grateful and immediately accepted the offer. A young Farragut entered the navy at age 9. To honor his foster father, Farragut later changed his name from James to David.
...hood and a supportive family. He was able to finish school even though he tried poising and killing 2 of his professors. His parents supported him and they taught him how to get what he wanted. Family is such an important factor to success because with out moral support, one can only do so much.
... would be the amount of worth and credence he puts into his academic success, which could subsequently help with a scholarship for his education. And finally, his chronosystem was affected during his teenage years when his dad lost his job. As a family we were forced to cut back on spending which is the only way Joshua was affected. If Joshua had been 40 years old and lost his job, the stress to him would have been unsurmountable compared to his dad losing his job when he was just 16-years old. Historically, if women were never allowed to have the job opportunities as they do today our family would have been a one income family, substantially reducing our ability have Joshua in extra-curricular activities like baseball and the music he loves so much. Without these outlets Joshua may not have succeeded academically nor would he have had access to outside resources.