domingo, 4 de octubre de 2009

Biography of Thomas Alba Edison


Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847–1931, American inventor, b. Milan, Ohio. A genius in the practical application of scientific principles, Edison was one of the greatest and most productive inventors of his time, but his formal schooling was limited to three months in Port Huron, Mich., in 1854. For several years he was a newsboy on the Grand Trunk RR, and it was during this period that he began to suffer from deafness, which was to increase throughout his life. He later worked as a telegraph operator in various cities.
Edison's first inventions were the transmitter and receiver for the automatic telegraph, the quadruplex system of transmitting four simultaneous messages, and an improved stock-ticker system. In 1877 he invented the carbon telephone transmitter for the Western Union Telegraph Company. His phonograph (patented 1878) was notable as the first successful instrument of its kind.
In 1879, Edison created the first commercially practical incandescent lamp (with a carbon filament). For use with it he developed a complete electrical distribution system for light and power, including generators, motors, light sockets with the Edison base, junction boxes, safety fuses, underground conductors, and other devices. The crowning achievement of his work in this field was the Pearl St. plant (1881–82) in New York City, the first permanent central electric-light power plant in the world. He also built and operated (1880) an experimental electric railroad, and produced a superior storage battery of iron and nickel with an alkaline electrolyte.
Other significant inventions include the Kinetoscope, or peep-show machine. Edison later demonstrated experimentally the synchronization of motion pictures and sound, and talking pictures were based on this work. During World War I he helped to develop the manufacture in the United States of chemicals previously imported; he also served as head of the U.S. navy consulting board concerned with ship defenses against torpedoes and mines. Edison later worked on the production of rubber from American plants, notably goldenrod.
Edison held over 1,300 U.S. and foreign patents, and his workshops at Menlo Park (1876) and West Orange, N.J. (1887), were significant as forerunners of the modern industrial research laboratory in which teams of workers, rather than a lone inventor, systematically investigate a given subject. An Edison memorial tower and light was erected (1938) in Menlo Park, N.J.; Edison's laboratory and other buildings associated with his career are preserved or replicated in Greenfield Village. Some of his various companies were consolidated to form the General Electric Company (GE).

My dream job


Company name: Goodyear

Job Category: Marketing, manufacturing/operations

Location: Buffalo, NY

Position type: Full-time, employee

Experience: 10-15 years experience

Desired education level: Bachelor's degree



Requisition Title: Director of Marketing
Requisition Number: 0900215
At Goodyear, North America's largest tire company, we know that our team members have dreams and goals. And we are committed to helping them get to their professional destinations by recognizing and rewarding talents, dedication, skills and imagination they bring to Goodyear with unlimited opportunities for career advancement. With our reputation for providing all of the tires for NASCAR, the first tires on the moon and unique tire treads to meet the demands of every possible road surface and weather condition, we know that people have places to go, both on the road and in their careers. And it's up to us to help them all "get there." Maybe that's one of the many reasons we are recently acknowledged by Fortune magazine as being among the most admired companies in America.
Director of Marketing
Responsible for leading the strategic direction of marketing function to ensure competitive advantage and differentiation in the motorcycle tire industry. Sets overall strategic framework, vision, policies, resources and expectations for marketing area of responsibility within the organization through driving change and innovation. Key member of senior management team in setting overall strategy and direction for thecompany.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a Equal Opportunity Employer

My new job


Company name: Stryker
Job Category: engineering, manufacturing/operations
Location: Flower Mound, TX
Position Type: Full-Employee
Experience: 0-1 years experience
Desired education level: other

Stryker is an exceptional company with exceptional people who deliver exceptional results. We have differentiated ourselves by advancing meaningful innovations, creating cost-effective solutions for and improving the lives of our global customers and patients. As a winner of the 2007 and 2008 Gallup Great Workplace Award, we have demonstrated that Stryker has one of the most productive and engaged workforces in the world. Our exceptional results fuel ongoing opportunities for Stryker employees to build outstanding careers and to develop and grow both personally and professionally. Our work environment attracts many different kinds of talented and driven people who love to win and serve others. We always put quality first. We hold ourselves accountable to reach or exceed our goals and continually improve everything we do. These attributes are shared by the employees that make up Stryker. They are the things that bring us together and serve as the foundation of all we do. And they are the enablers of both our past and future success.

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Industrial Engineers


Industrial engineering is about choices, so i can say an industrial engineers figure out how to do things better. They engineer processes and system that improve quality and productivity, they work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials. This is why many industrial engineers end up being promoted into management positions