James Watt

 
James Watt was born on 19 January 1736 year in Greenock and died on 25 August 1819. year in Heathfield, was Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. Watt introduced a design enhancement, the separate condenser, which avoided this waste of energy and radically improved the power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. Watt connected with Matthew Boulton and together in 1774. open a factory, "Boulton & Watt," and went into the production of steam engines. 1776th Watt's first steam engine was built and used in commercial purposes. 1780. year Watt was able to make a copy machine draft.

Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci was born on 9 March 1454 in Florence, Italy

He died on February 22, 1512 in Seville, Spain, of an unknown cause

 

he was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer

 

his cousins was Simonetta Vespucci

 

Amerigo Vespucci is important because he was one of the early explorers of the New World, and also because the continents of North and South America were named in his honor. (He was also known by the name of Americus Vespucci.)

Christopher Columbus- Sara

Columbus was born on 31 October 1451 in Genoa, part of modern Italy.

He was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India.

He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504.

Columbus first went to sea as a teenager.

Columbus did not 'discover' America. There were many people already living there.

Beauty is...

...in the eye of the beholder.

"Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not 
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked…."
Baz Luhrmann, "Wear sunscreen"

Love,

Teacher

A word per week, episode 9

A word per week, episode 8

This picture was taken in the 1920ies in New York City. 

You can find it here - www.retronaut.com, along with a lot of simply amazing photos from the past.

Love to all, 

Teacher.

A word per week, episode 7