Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist‚ engineer‚ innovator‚ and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite. Nobel also owned Bofors‚ which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 350 different patents‚ dynamite being the most famous. He used his fortune to posthumously institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic
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ALFRED NOBEL Alfred Nobel is one the most accredited scientist and industrialist in history. With over 300 patents held‚ he has made numerous amounts of contributions to science. Although Alfred Nobel had accomplished many things‚ the most significant things he had done‚ in my opinion‚ was the creation of dynamite and his involvement in the establishment of the Nobel Prize. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21‚ 1833 in Stockholm‚ Sweden. His family had descended from Olof Rudbeck‚ a well-known
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DOES NOBEL GROW ON TREES? While broadcasting a speech‚ the Prime Minister addressed the nation that money does not grow on trees. It appears that this is a favourite phrase used by our Prime Minister. In fact‚ on an earlier occasion‚ he said in the same language when a delegation from Odisha approached him for more grants. Now perhaps the Prime Minister has got a unique opportunity to pose a question in a similar vein‚ “Does Nobel Grow on trees?” The centenary session of the Science Congress
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The short story “Gore” by Sarah Ellis revolves around twin siblings. Amy and Lucas are complete opposites. Amy is shown as an intelligent creative girl whereas Lucas is portrayed as a stereotypical childish brother. He is very rough‚ inconsiderate and foolish. Firstly‚ Lucas is rough. Instead of using his words and being polite‚ he resorts to the use of physical violence to accomplish his goals. “Then‚ WHAP! Lucas leans over the back of my chair‚ rips the book from my hands..”(Ellis 4). This situation
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archaeology lectures covering very different topics‚ but both of these topics tie into‚ and expand upon the knowledge I have gained in the lectures and discussions of Anthro 103. Dr. Daniel Joyce from the Kenosha Public Museum gave the first lecture entitled Pre-Clovis Megafauna sites in the Western Great Lakes Region. Dr. Mark Hauser of Northwestern University gave the second lecture. His lecture covered the topic of Community‚ Archaeology and Slavery in colonial Dominica. Both of these lectures were
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AkzoNobel Corporate social responsibility : Corporate social responsibility means that in addition to the pursuit of profit (profit) also takes into account the impact of your activities on the environment (planet) and that you have an eye for human aspects within and outside the company (people). It’s about finding a balance between people‚ planet and profit. More often it appears that this balance leads to better results for both the company and society. The question is does AkzoNobel think
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Gonzales At the very informative lecture “Solo Cup Culture: Minimizing the Risks of an Alcohol-Soaked Campus Climate‚” Jake Byczkowski‚ addressed the tribulations of drinking alcohol. While many college students are under the impression that drinking excessively is considered “cool”‚ Jake Byczkowski informs Cortland students that drinking is indeed one of the most harmful things one can do to their body. Jake first addressed the crowd by asking the students at the lecture to shout out words that describe
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In Dagoberto Gilb’s story “Al in Phoenix” the narrator feels that Al is treating him unfairly. The narrator believes that Al thinks of him as a guy that is living loose and not bothering to get a job (Gilb 75-81). The narrator being the inductive thinker thought that Al was being unfair to him because of the way he was being treated. Al on the other hand‚ uses deductive thinker because he just based his facts about the truth. Al based that the only reason the narrator is at the garage getting his
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these basis 5 Lecture plan Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 6 Topic 7 Topic 8 Introduction India’s economic strategy: from development planning to economic reforms Growth and crises in Indian economy Trade and industrial reforms Financial sector reforms and monetary policy Fiscal policy and fiscal deficit Balance of payments‚ trade and capital flows Unemployment‚ poverty and inequality 6 Examination • Closed book end-term examination: – – – – Lecture PPTs Class discussions
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Al-Ghazali Reflection The section of Deliverance from Error in the readings of The Path to Sufism is very fascinating to me. The way Al- Ghazali speaks in his teachings is very different from that of Boethius and Aristotle. Al- Ghazali expresses his support for mathematics almost as an exact science‚ he shows that it cannot be used to support religions whether they be Islamic or not. This type of truth is called Apodeictic‚ which can be defined as truth by definition or necessity‚ which can also
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