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Biography Thomas Alva Edison

Edison's invention of the ball apling phenomenal lights, if there are no words of Thomas Alva Edison, perhaps the world's darkness there's no light at night, maybe just light a candle or a torch that lights us at night. We as a generation later to respect for all services discovery. Here aladalh biography of Thomas Alva Edison Childhood He was born in Milan, Ohio, United States on February 11, 1847. In his childhood in the United States, Edison always got bad grades in school. Therefore, his mother let him out of school and teach them at home. At home with a small Edison can freely read scientific books and began to hold up a variety of scientific experiments alone. Although no schools, small Edison exhibit a deep curiosity and always wanted to try. Before reaching school age he was dissecting the animals, not to torture these animals, but driven by pure curiosity large. At the age of eleven Edison built a simple chemical laboratory in the basement of his father's house...

Biography Imam Syafi'i

He is Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris ibn Abbas ibn Uthman ibn Shafi Saib ibn Ubayd ibn Yazid ibn Abdu Hashim bin Al - Mutthalib bin Qushai Abdi Manaf ibn al-Qurasyi Al - Mathalib Ash - Shafi'i al-Hijazi al-Makki, the child's uncle Alai Messenger of Allaah wa sallam who met the Prophet at silsilsilahnya Abdu Manaf. The scholars agreed that he was born in 150 Hegira, ie in the year the death of Imam Abu Hanifah Rahimahumullah. In fact, some say if he was born on the same day as Abu Hanifa Deceased. Imam An-Nawawi said, "Know that the true Imam Shafi'i is including human choices and have a noble character with a role is very important in the history of Islam. In the self-Imam ash-Shafi'i collected a variety of gifts glory of God, in nasab them holy Prophet nasabnya met in one lineage nasab and a very good all this is the highest glory of the material invaluable. Beginning his education and intelligence Abu Na'em with narrators of Abu Bakr ibn Idris clerk Imam Al-...

Biography Carl Benz (Founder Mercedes Benz)

German inventor Carl Benz (1844-1929) is one of the many individuals given credit for the creation of the first automobile. In 1885 he invented the motorized tricycle, which became the first "horseless carriage" to be driven by an internal combustion engine. Benz's contributions to automotive design also included the creation of such features as a carburetor and an electrical ignition system. Carl Benz was a German engineer and inventor who was responsible for many contributions to the design of modern automobiles. He developed an internal combustion gasoline engine for his 1885 version of the "horseless carriage," which was initially a three-wheeled vehicle. Other innovations by Benz included a simple carburetor, an electrical ignition system, rack-and-pinion steering, and water cooling. For his development of the 1885 motorized tricycle, Benz is given credit by some for creating the first automobile, while others contend that the three-wheel design did not con...

Biography Soichiro Honda (Founder Honda Motor Company)

A dream Throughout his life, Soichiro Honda never forgot the day he became a small figure who ran hopelessly after the first motor car he ever saw. Long before it actually reached Yamahigashi, a small village in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture (now called Tenryu-shi), its own extraordinary noise heralded its imminent arrival. The small boy who heard the rumble was at first astonished, then excited, and finally enthralled, by it. Later he would describe that moment as one of those life-changing experiences. He was seeing his first car, and as he began to tremble the closer it drew, and the dust cloud of its passage engulfed him, something inside him was triggered off. "I turned and chase after that car for all I was worth," he said later. "I could not understand how it could move under its own power. And when it had driven past me, without even thinking why I found myself chasing it down the road, as hard as I could run." He had no chance of catching it, and the expe...

Biography Henry Ford (Founder Ford Motor Company)

Henry Ford was an inventor, philanthropist and successful American businessman. Ford was the founder of the still popular Ford Motor Company which had its first success with the Model T Ford car that was released in 1908. Henry Ford revolutionized the way cars were designed and built, introducing assembly line factories for producing mass amounts of vehicles that led to lower prices for consumers and an explosion in car ownership throughout the United States. Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, in what was then known as Springwells Township. Ford's parents were Irish immigrants and the family lived on a farm, with Henry Ford being the eldest of six children. The family had a comfortable upbringing on the farm with a decent income, but even as a young person, Ford believed there was too much work and not enough income living from the land. "It was life on the farm that drove me into devising ways and means to better transportation. I was ...

Biography Kim Jong Il

Known in North Korea, the media and the military as the 'Dear Leader', Kim Jong Il to follow his father's footsteps to become the leader of the Democratic Republic of Korea. In the early years, he struggled to support and admiration from the Labor Party. In the years before the rise to power in 1994 as the 'supreme leader', he became chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, which inaugurated its role as the new dictator of the country, and he will then be able to control the country's military strength. In a biography of Kim Jong Il, he said that the predicted birth, there are two rainbows are formed, and a new star appeared in the sky. Large eccentricities such as building a fort and houses, eating the most expensive food, and watching American films, has been used by foreign media to show the hypocrisy and the bipolar nature of his personality. Kim Jong Il received most of their education outside of North Korea, in China, Russia, and even at...

Sakichi Toyoda (Founder of Toyota)

Born February 14, 1867 (1867/02/14) in Japan, died October 30, 1930 in Japan Sakichi Toyoda is a Japanese inventor and industrialist. He was born in Kosai, Shizuoka. Son of a poor carpenter, Toyoda is referred to as "King of Japanese Inventor". Career Sakichi Toyoda is often referred to as the father of Japanese industrial revolution. He is also the founder of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd. He created a variety of weaving device. The most famous invention is the automatic power loom in which he applied the principles of Jidoka (autonomous automation). Jidoka principle, which means that the machine stops itself when the problem occurs, then became part of the Toyota Production System. Toyoda developed the concept of 5 why: When a problem occurs, ask 'why' five times to try to find the source of the problem, then put into place something to prevent these problems from recurring. This concept is used today as part of implementing lean methodologies to solve problems, improv...

Biography 7UP

Of course you know 7up. Brand lime softdrink think this is quite popular in parts of the world. Behind the 7up brand fame seems to have a very interesting story for us to learn about the meaning of "never give up". The beginning of this company took the name as a brand soda 3up. But unfortunately, these efforts failed. Then come back to fight the founder of the business and renamed 4up. Unfortunately, this product was the same as sebelumnnya fate. Next he tried to get up again and again changed its name to 5up. Failed again. Kecintaanya to make him give up a soda and tried again with a new name 6up. This product had failed and he gave it up. A few years later, another person appears and makes a soda with a 7up and a great success! Maybe we do not know when our efforts will produce results, but someday that time will surely come. Ga precisely because we know when our success, so we never stop our efforts and decided to give up. 3up fails, make 4up! 4up failed, founded 5up! eve...

Biography Ir. Soekarno (Indonesian First President)

Ir. Soekarno (born in Blitar, East Java, June 6, 1901 - died in Jakarta, June 21, 1970 at age 69 years) is Indonesia's first president who served two terms from 1945 to 1966. He played an important role for the liberation of Indonesia from Dutch colonialism. He is a digger Pancasila. He was proclaimed Indonesian independence (along with Mohammad Hatta) which occurred on August 17, 1945. Sukarno signed the Warrant March 11, 1966 Supersemar controversial, in which - according to the released version of Army Headquarters - Lt. Gen. Suharto assigned to secure and maintain state security and the institution of the presidency. Supersemar basis Lieutenant General Suharto to dissolve the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and replace the members who sit in parliament. After the answer denied liability Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in the fourth general assembly in 1967, President Sukarno removed from office as president in the MPRS Special Session of the same year an...

Biography OPRAH WINFREY

Capital courage "Be Yourself", Oprah become the most popular presenter in America and become the richest female celebrities Forbes magazine, with a fortune of more than U.S. $ 1 billion. Copy the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been played in almost all corners of this earth. DID YOU KNOW? Born in Mississisipi of African-American couple named Oprah Gail Winfrey. Her father was a former soldier who later became a barber, while his mother was a domestic servant. Because they split up so little Oprah was raised by her grandmother in a shabby environment, and very poor. Extraordinary, at the age of 3 years Oprah has been able to read the Bible aloud. "Reading is the outlet to get to know the world" he said in an interview. At the age of 9 years, Oprah experienced sexual harassment, she was raped by her cousin and her friends and going over and over again. At the age of 13 years Oprah must accept the fact of pregnancy and childbirth, but the baby died two weeks af...

Biography STEVE JOBS (Apple)

1976, along with his partner Steve Wozniak, Jobs's new 21-year-old start-founded Apple Computer Co.. in the garage owned by his family. With great difficulty raising capital obtained by selling their goods the most valuable, the effort began. Their first computer, Apple sold 1 of their work as much as 50 units to a local store. In recent years, their business flourished enough so that in 1983, John Sculley Jobs hook from Pepsi Cola to lead the company. So far, Apple Computer reap success and growing influence plugged in the computer industry especially with the launch of the Macintosh. However, in 1985, after a conflict with Sculley, the company decided to dismiss their founder, Steve Jobs himself is. After selling its shares, Jobs undergoing tremendous sadness spend more time with cycling, and travel to Europe. However, not long after that, the dismissal was apparently just brought a new spirit for him. He also started a new business is a computer company, NeXT and Pixar animation...