It is declared by many people “A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch, but on it’s own wings. Always believe in yourself.” For one to do something great, they must first believe in themself. Arthur Kay was born in the 1900’s in Great Britain and is a modern day biochemist (Smedley, 2015). He faced the problem of losing his business financially and figuring out a green way change coffee grounds into a green fuel (Perchard, 2016). Arthur Kay created a biofuel that innovated the field by using different, but favorable resources and illuminated society because they have been introduced to something that would help the world. Arthur Kay created something amazing that changed the …show more content…
Arthur Kay illuminated society, and the world positively with just one idea. He had the idea to create a bio-fuel and to create bio-pellets that could help run run transportation vehicles, and it all starts with one bus. This idea, if taken effectively could change the world positively as we know it. “How is it effective?” you may ask. Well, there can be over 500,000 tonnes of coffee grounds used in the UK alone in 1 year. These coffee grounds release chemicals and emissions into the atmosphere (Kay, 2017). With bio-bean though, these coffee grounds are recycled and made into a much cleaner diesel fuel, and it is not emitting anything into the atmosphere. This means that the world is not being polluted and that has a positive effect on the world. Arthur Kay is also changing the world right now, at this moment. He is industrialising not just the UK, but he is looking at industrialising internationally (Temperton, 2015). He is also changing the world because now everyone can see what he has done and how he has illuminated the world by just one idea. There is also a society factor included with this, also. He has been changing society with this bright idea. There can be new transportation ways in the cities, new ways to improve cities, and ways to improve the community with the bio-fuels Arthur Kay has created. It is proven that ¾ of the world will be living in cities when Arthur Kay is in his 60s (Smedley, 2015). This can illuminate society because of less pollutants, and new way to use unique resources. Kay has changed the way society looks at waste coffee grounds with his own
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
Garrett morgan was a very accomplished man who was self educated and really contributed to society. He invented the original traffic light and he invented the original gas mask which saved many people's lives in many dangerous situations.
...producing his invention of the steel plow. John’s meager start with the steel plow now has turned into a business producing tractors that drive themselves. His inventions changed the way of life for farmers of the past, present and future.
All fields of science affects the lives of many people, but the inventors are left out. Inventors make many lives more comfortable and convenient. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was a not so well-known inventor, but he...
and opened doors for later scientists that were in his field of organic synthesis. He was a
... every item you recycle or reuse, you help reduce greenhouse gases and protect the climate.
Since the Columbian Exchange, consumption has been growing without much concern for the sustainability of the environment. While in some cases such as Brazil the environment was unintentionally preserved; however, there are many more cases of a blatant disregard for the environment. However, we can not just stop consuming altogether, consumers need to be aware of the effects their choices have on the environment and society. Nowadays, there are many products that focus on sustainability and conservation. A focus needs to be placed on conservation and sustainability. This era of mass consumption may have been started by the Columbian Exchange, but the effects of it can still be slowed down. The Earth does not have infinite resource, making conservation extremely important. One resource that is often overlooked is actually space. When cities became heavily populated, space became a major issue, one that we still see today. In London, mass burial graves were used because there was not enough space for the common people to have their own graves. One rather controversial idea was to turn the burial graves into public parks because this would allow more space in the city for citizens to exercise, as well as, clear up the air. The idea did not go over well with many people, and was called immoral and selfish because graves were typically considered a sacred space. This shows just how important
He changed the way people thought about the role of humans in the natural world.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the people of Europe were ravaged constantly by disease, war and a struggling economy. What effected some of these people even more was the feudal system and the greed that it imposed. Five major events helped to eventually crumble the feudal system and bring a new life to Europe, the crusades, the Magna Carta, the Black Death, the Revival of trade and growth of towns and the Hundred Years' War. These events all may have been tragic for many people, but it aloe brought a new life to Europe by uniting and empowering the peasants and serfs and breaking apart power hungry monarchies. By doing this Europe was freed from social classes and restricting laws, allowing for production to take off, trade to be boosted and
Thomas Edison is widely regarded as one of the most influential inventors and innovators of the Twentieth Century. Edison’s efforts ushered in a new era of technology; a world in which electricity would be harnessed and made to bow before man’s will. Walter Lippman wrote, “It is impossible to measure the importance of Edison by adding up the specific inventions with which his name is associated” (qtd. in Baldwin 409). Edison’s decades long career was a synergistic melding of his success as an inventor and his prowess as a promoter and businessman. He exemplified the ideals of intelligence married to hard work and perseverance. He forever changed the landscape of American invention and the limits of technological change (Baldwin 409).
As our world becomes increasingly globalized, numerous people travel to urban areas in search of economic prosperity. As a consequence of this cities in periphery countries expand at rates of 4 to 7 percent annually. Many cities offer entrepreneurs the potential for resources, labor, and resources. With prosperity cities also allow the freedom to of a diversity of way of life and manners (Knox & Marston, 2012). However, in the quest to be prosperous, increasing burdens are placed on our health and the condition of our environment. These burdens are amplified as the area is further urbanized; increasing demands for fossilized fuels, food, water, and property for additional urban construction. The impact of industrialization has transformed human life and produced extensive ecological deviations. In order to understand how the environmental impacts of ever expanding industrialized technology might linger to impact our health and that of our environment, offers facts that should be studied. This paper suggests that extra research be conducted to enhance perception concerning advancing modern technology disadvantageous consequences on the safety of humans and their surrounding environment.
What made them want to create the product or invention that they made? As well as most of all, which invention has impacted America the most? First, we have to look at the inventions that pave the road for future ones. Such as the alkaline battery. There were three people behind this invention, Thomas Edison (1847-1931), Henry Ford (1863-1947), and Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958).
As humanity develops new technology, the magnitude and severity of waste increases. When computers were developed, it widely was believed that the need for paper would be eliminated. On the contrary this was widely proven false and we are now utilizing more paper than ever. Canada is not an exception as the typical Canadian generates an average of three pounds of solid waste each day1. This alone shows what a careless species we have become- using and disposing materials without even considering the damage we are causing. With half a trillion tones of waste around the world, only 25% may be reused for a second or third time and less than 5% can be renewed limitlessly1. These facts are true only in developed countries. Since these traditional waste reduction methods have been proven inefficient, we must endorse new innovative technology to arrive at a solution.
The number of landfills in the United States is decreasing, but the amount and volume of waste being thrown into the new landfills is increasing (Russell 4). Because of this escalating amount of garbage, methane, which contributes to global warming, is an outcome of these landfills (Russell 7). As a result, our planet is suffering because of this epidemic. The garbage being put in the landfills could be recycled, but not enough businesses, schools and cities are promoting the “going green” trend.... ... middle of paper ...
Policy is needed to regulate which course of action should be taken and how it should be implemented. Because of this, many plans and policies revolving around the management of solid waste have been put in place. Sometimes however, a particular policy can have its shortfalls, potentially resulting in its negative aspects outweighing the positive ones. According to the Conference Board of Canada Report, “Canadians dispose of more municipal solid waste per capita than any other country” (2013). Solid waste management in particular, involves many aspects, ranging from packaging waste, food waste, etc. (White & Franke 1999), hence, the following analysis revolves around household and commercial waste – referred to as Municipal Solid Waste (White & Franke. 1999) – in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Municipal waste is a major health and environmental concern as it contributes to numerous problems like habitat destruction, surface groundwater pollution, and other forms of air, soil, and water contamination. Waste disposal methods like incineration create toxic substances, and landfills emit methane, which contributes to global warming. According to the Zero Waste Objective Report, “The impact of climate change and the increasing awareness of the role of “waste” and “wasting” in the production of greenhouse gas emissions is a constant environmental pressure… (2009). This leads to an increasing limitation of government to prevent and control the volume and toxicity of products in the waste stream and a growing need to shift responsibility to the product manufacturer.