Ayn Rand taught the principle, “One must never fail to pronounce moral judgment.” The grade of morality fluctuates depending on the time, place, and society. While today’s society will compose the portrait that we are continually growing stronger and improving, the politics of men cannot overcome simple flaws such as controlling the people of their society. This is no different in the novella Anthem. The ironic name given to Equality gives the indication that perhaps society is not as equal as they would fancy. Equality has an internal conflict within the novella, which is, the mind must be free to act and think about its own findings. In Anthem, Ayn Rand shows her character, Equality 7-2521, of being critical of the totalitarian society
He got the idea of the electric telegraph while thinking about the electromagnet. He probably made his first working model in 1835, but he was
Anybody can think of an inventor that changed the world. The light bulb is still affecting the world to this day but the light bulb is not the only invention that is still changing the world. A lot of great inventions are only around until the technology around them changes so much that they become obsolete. If those inventions wouldn’t have been invented the world wound not be the same as it is today. There are many different people that change the world daily. In fact, we all affect the world daily, sometimes there is a negative impact and other times there is a positive impact. Only a few people get to change the world after they die. Even fewer get to change the world for hundreds of years after they die. One person that is affecting the world positively many years after his death is John Deere. There is a common name behind today’s mega Agriculture Company John Deere. John Deere may have died over 125 years ago yet he still affects everybody today. Whether people know it or not a piece of john Deere machinery may have touched something that they use a regular basis. John Deere is culturally significant
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocracy no matter how impressive their other talents were.”- Andrew Carnegie
When he discovered this, he thought that, "The secrets if this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them" (Rand 52). The things on the earth that man does not know will not just pop out, but rather man has to go look and learn for the unexplained things that roam the earth. Equality worked aimlessly to discover this new power, that was used in the Unmentionable Times called electricity, like the Dark Ages' candles. He thought that if the World Council saw this discovery suddenly they would become engrossed with Equality and move him into the House of Scholars, unfortunately his invention was rejected because nothing good came out of inventions if they were worked on individually and not my a group of
“For this wire is a part of our body, as a vein torn from us, glowing with our blood. Are we proud of this thread of metal, or of our hands which made it, or is there a line to divide these two?” (Rand 5.10) This quote above shows that he will do anything for his invention, electricity. He will go as far as almost die with it. He will do anything, as long as it’s safe. That shows that he is different from the others, the community.
The 1920s were an important era for automobiles. Before the invention of cars, many people traveled by foot or by horse. A German invented the first automobile, an idea which soon made its way to the United States. Before the 1900s, automobiles were built with three wheels and could hold a maximum of two people. There were no windows and if you’re lucky, you may have a shaded cover. As time passed by, more and more cars gained different technology. New technology has improved the production of automobiles and increased the numbers of customers.
The light bulb also came along with the other electric things becoming more common to households. It began to increase the importance of electricity to spread to places and the electricity in general because very important. By the time Edison died in 1931 entire cities were lit up and all were using the same light bulb made possible by
Edison believed AC to be too dangerous to put in homes, and Tesla wanted to prove him wrong and left the company. Tesla finds George Westinghouse to invest and he tells people that it isn't dangerous and can light a house for a quarter of what Edison and Morgan can. Tesla and Edison found themselves in a battle when Niagara Falls was building the largest power station in the world but, was unable to decide whether it should be run on AC or DC. Eventually the company picks DC and Morgan immediately wanted to take revenge. Morgan threatens Westinghouse with a lawsuit knowing he cant afford it and begins buying shares of the company until he has complete control. Morgan renames the company general electric which runs on AC and Morgan consolidates the electric
Nikola Tesla is a brilliant inventor who has earned a place in history for his
Thomas Edison is an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as “America’s greatest inventor.” His tireless work efforts and dedication to science not only helped him to create inventions that have advanced technology , but also become an inspirational figure for Americans. His improvements and inventions on objects that were already invented helped the lives of over millions of Americans. He helped to build America’s economy during some of its more vulnerable years as a new nation. Thomas Edison’s inventions have helped to advance our society though his dedications and knowledge in mechanical, electrical, and chemical sciences.
Tesla has proven to make an extensive impact in the market. Keeping the company’s position in the high-end industry, Tesla is able to represent just like companies like Apple a high-end product that appeals only to a certain customer base. Tesla is constantly innovating their product in a way that the newest technologies will be incorporated in the production process of the car and the products the companies develop itself too. Tesla is the first major company to have inherited an electric car only automobile production company, which is nearly impossible considering the weak demand for electric cars today. Most car manufacturers today only devote a small part of their product line to electric cars, meaning that they do not want to take the risks of completely changing to electric only cars as fears of reducing the demand for their products is real and because there is still more demand for conventional petrol driven cars.
What exactly inspires people to create great things? Because they are doing it for their own benefit. In the novella written by Ayn Rand titled, Anthem, Equality 7-2521 is motivated to experiment and discover, but not because he is intending to assist his brothers and all of the population. Equality, although he had hoped to join the Home of the Scholars, works as a street sweeper trapped in a collectivist society where all of forms of individuality are banned. At the beginning of the story, Equality discovers a secret, underground tunnel where he slowly starts to discover technologies from the unmentionable times. While experimenting, he learns about the power of electricity and uses it to power create light. Though it seems he created his invention not for the good of his brothers, but to fill
Robert Somni was a nineteen year-old genius. He graduated highschool at the age of 11 and got his bachelors at age 15. He kept going to college on a full scholarship for knowledge. People said he had one of the biggest brains in existence. Not by size but of capacity. He learned all he could about everything he could. His brain was a vast, and wide hole that needed to be filled. Everyday he went to school and sat in classes. He never needed to take notes because he had a great memory. He passed every class with a 100%. After years of learning he decided to take his knowledge and make a difference in the world. So in two months he had succeed only found a cure for Alzheimer 's. After that he moved on to bigger problems. He worked for almost two
Franklin’s science experiments and inventions helped many people around the world with their everyday needs. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin set off with William Franklin to test his theory that lightning was really electricity with his kite and key (Dash, pgs. 81-83). Franklin’s theory turned out to be true and it helped many scientists learn about the nature of lightning. Franklin designed and created many famous inventions, many of which we still use today. Some of these inventions include, the Franklin stove, bifocals, the glass armonica, the rocking chair, the flex catheter, the lightning rod, and even the American penny. (Bio.com). Franklin’s inventions were never patented because he wanted all of them to be made cheaply, so every family could buy them (Compton’s, p. 382). The Franklin stove was one of Ben Franklin’s greatest inventions. It stood in the fireplace, casting warmth throughout the house instead of going straight up to the chimney (Compton’s, p. 382) and (Dash, p. 13). The lightning rod was a revolutionary invention created by Franklin. Before the lightning rod was created, building were always in danger of being struck by lightning during a storm. The rod was made of a metal pole connected to a wire that safely conducted the lightning into the ground where it would do no harm (TIME, web.). Not only did Franklin contribute much to the realm of science, but also to the