Four Inventions from Women
Though it wasn't always easy to get patents or the credit, women are responsible for many items we use today. Below are some of them.
A Solar House
In 1947, Mária Telkes, together with Eleanor Raymond, invented the world's first modern residence heated with solar energy. The house was called Dover Sun House, built in Dover, Massachusetts, in 1948. She also invented other devices capable of storing energy captured from sunlight, and her remarkable achievements made a difference to current solar industry.
A Computer Term
Grace Hopper programmed for the earliest computer machines. Interestingly, Hopper's first major invention in the field of software design was the creation of a famous computer term, "bug". In 1947, she found a small moth in the Mark II computer, and it was this little bug that was "jamming (卡住)" the machine, Hopper jokingly referred to "failing to work" as a "bug", a strange term that has since developed into a computer industry term.
Dish Washing Machine
Along with another engineer, Josephine Cochrane invented the first hand-powered dish-washer. Patented in 1886, the first dish washing machine combined high water pressure, a wheel, a boiler, and a wire framework like the ones still used for dish drying. As its inventor, Josephine Cochrane never used dishwasher herself, but it made others' life easier.
Home Security System
You might be surprised to discover that the first home security system was actually invented by Marie Van Brittan Brown in 1966. Alongside her husband, she created a system containing a sliding camera, a two-way microphone, TV monitors. There was also an emergency button with which the police could be contacted in case of emergencies, and a remote control used to unlock doors.
Online food deliveries have seen a major boom in recent years. One company that has benefited from online deliveries is London-based Deliveroo, which is now the biggest food delivery company in the United Kingdom.
Deliveroo was launched in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski and has found great success in less than 10 years of being in the industry. The company employs powerful technology which cuts delivery time by 20% and has also partnered with thousands of restaurants in its multiple locations. KFC, PizzaExpress and Five Guys are just some of the 140,000 Deliveroo partner restaurants around the world.
The company regularly improves its services to better serve the needs of both customers and restaurants. In 2017, it launched "Deliveroo Editions" which is a feature that uses technology to easily connect users with new restaurants as well as popular food chains. The company also sells gift cards through its restaurant partners with each card valuing between £20 and £100. By expanding to other markets, Deliveroo has seen income increase every year.
The future is bright for online food delivery companies even after the world moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic. Convenience and accessibility have always been the main reasons why these delivery companies have achieved massive success. Deliveroo also learned to adapt, constantly incorporating new features such as digital payment options, and grocery services in the hope of achieving long-term development.
Deliveroo operates in 15 other locations in the world including Los Angeles, Paris and Singapore. Despite Deliveroo's massive success, the Deliveroo CEO has acknowledged that there's still "a lot more work to be done" and also added that the company has plans to "attract a whole new set of customers".
In July 2021, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) planted pepper seeds as part of an experiment to test which plants could be successfully grown in space. The peppers were harvested four months later, and the team celebrated with a party and taste test.
For astronauts living mostly off prepackaged foods for months at a time on the ISS, fresh and flavourful produce is welcomed. With long missions to the Moon and Mars in focus, NASA is working to find sustainable ways for astronauts to enjoy fresh foods, which will add key nutrients to their diets and improve their state of mind.
Astronauts have grown radishes, zinnias and a variety of lettuces on board the ISS before, but this is the first time they grew peppers, which posed a new challenge, reports Elizabeth Howell for Space. com.
Biologists at the Kennedy Space Centre spent two years picking the perfect pepper. They wanted to try peppers because they're a great source of vitamins and nutrients, and they can be eaten raw or cooked. Plus, peppers are fairly low maintenance to grow.
In June, a carrier delivered supplies to the ISS along with a package of 48 pepper seeds. Astronauts on board planted the seeds in a microwave oven-sized growing container. The conditions in it—such as lighting, watering and air circulation—were controlled by a crew based at the Kennedy Space Centre. On board, the astronauts collected data and offered feedback on the flavour of the peppers.
"This is important because the food astronauts eat needs to be as good as the rest of their equipment," LaShelle Spencer, a plant scientist at NASA, said over the summer. "To successfully send people to Mars and bring them back to Earth, we will not only require the most nutritious foods, but the best tasting ones as well."
The elderly residents (居民) in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely.
The project was dreamed up by a local charity (慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people's wellbeing. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where hens are in use.
Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said: "I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.
"I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they've gone to bed.
"It's good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I'm enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done something useful."
There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide.
Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said: "Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here."
Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said: "We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities.
School is a place where we students learn and live. Is everyone satisfied with his/her school life? When it comes to this question. I think how to enhance the sense of happiness is of great significance. Apart from trying to do well in our study, .
Taking exercise is the first thing we can do. As is known to all, regular exercise is beneficial to our health. It can strengthen our body. It helps us stay in shape. Therefore, we should find sports equipment, basketball courts and play areas where we can not only strengthen our body but increase our well-being.
Secondly, we are advised to provide proper nutrition for ourselves both inside and outside the school. As we grow up, our bodies consume a lot of energy and nutrition. In addition, if we want to keep healthy and stay away from doctors, we can take in different kinds of fresh food and avoid eating too much junk food.
Many students fail to stop from using smartphones in school. There are some institutions that even encourage too much screen time as a way to teach students or keep them entertained. We should try to remain excited by doing other meaningful things instead of sitting in front of a screen throughout the day.
Last but not least, preventing bullying is also an essential part. Bullying continues to remain a common problem in some schools. In order to make the environment that we grow in hold a high standard, we should say "no" to any bullying in school. If we are being bullied or see a classmate being bullied, turn to teachers and parents for help immediately.
Do all the above, and you will enjoy your school life!
A. We should get on well with others.
B. Besides, we'd better limit our screen time.
C. It can even help us concentrate on our study.
D. there are a few things that we still can do.
E. A balanced diet is vital.
F. It can also help us relieve stress and make us delighted.
G. In no case should we bully our classmates.
My parents announced I was getting my own room. I was so excited. 1 , my new bedroom was down in the dark basement, and basements are 2 places when you're only five years old. So I was a little 3 until I knew my grandmother would live next to me. She 4 completely and offered to let me sleep with her.
It worked out well for both of us for a while. I could even 5 that her snoring (打鼾) was lovely. But soon my parents 6 , and they were not happy. They wanted me to learn to 7 by myself. Of course, I screamed and threw temper tantrums (使性子). It didn't 8 , but at least I had put up a good 9 . At last, I went back to my own room because I didn't want to bring any 10 to my grandmother. However, I was fearful. So when I 11 my parents had fallen asleep, I got up and walked as quietly as I could into Grandma's bedroom.
In the morning, Grandma 12 me awake and said 13 that I needed to get back to my room before my parents got up. I ran back to my room just in time as I heard 14 upstairs. My wonderful grandmother 15 me while we lived there. She 16 to patiently wake me up every morning to go back to my own bed. Because of her, I never had to sleep by myself, and I still had the 17 of my own room.
A year later, we moved to a different house. My mom told me that I would 18 a room with my grandmother. I was 19 ! Mom said I didn't have to go to sleep 20 with Grandma anymore.
It took two years to complete the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegation's entry uniform. After several rounds of selections and evaluations, final uniform designs with the theme of "making a good start" were (official) confirmed last March for the Chinese Olympic delegation (participate) in the Tokyo Olympics.
After designing uniforms for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (take) on the task of costume design for a number of major international sporting events since then, creating uniforms for athletes that confidently express the national identity and image of China. Since (they) appearance is a focus of the opening ceremony, eye-catching color like red is a top choice because it is the primary shade in China's national flag also symbolizes energy, passion and joy in traditional Chinese culture.
White , represents brightness, purity and divinity, plays a buffering role in the costume design, so white and red (combine) at the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Olympics makes an auspicious (吉利的) statement echoing the theme of the design: "making a good start".
Professor He Yang, one of the designers behind the uniform, said that one of the (consideration) during the design process was that the uniform should display the traditional Chinese cultural character in an (easy) and more identifiable way. "We need to strike a balance between cultural representation, etiquette and the spirit of modern Chinese sportsmen," said He.
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I have two foreign friends, Kari and Vance, which come from the USA. Now they were teaching English in a university in Nanjing. Last year they paid the visit to our school. I had never meet any foreigners before. Besides, I was eagerly to know how I was getting on my spoken English, so I went over to talk with them. All of them were surprising a school student could speak English. And they suggested to taking a photo together. Since then we have been good friends and now we write English letter to each other often.
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We have a lot of respectable people around us.
