"Posters of Inventors"
 | Archimedes Poster Print
Poster of Archimedes with the quote,"Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth." -Archimedes, commenting on the lever.
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 | Albert Einstein Poster Print
Albert Einstein poster with a timeline. The complete wording on this print is: "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." -Albert Einstein. Regarded as one of the most brilliant mathematical physicists of the 20th century, Albert Einstein's theories relating matter, energy, space, time, and gravity form the basis for our understanding of the structure of the universe. A outspoken pacifist, he also made many contributions to peace in his lifetime. 1879 Albert Einstein is born on March 14 in Ulm, Germany. 1888-1900 - Is a poor student but excels in math and science. 1896 - Renounces his German citizenship. 1902-1909 - Works as a technical expert at a Swiss patent office. 1905 - Earns a doctorate from the University of Zurich. Publishes groundbreaking papers on the quantum theory of light, Brownian motion, and special theory of relativity. 1911 - Becomes professor of theoretical physics at University of Berlin. Predicts bending of light near sun. 1915 - Co-signs anti-war "Manifesto to Europeans." 1916 - Publishes his famous paper, General Theory of Relativity. 1919 - Eclipse observations confirm Einstein's theories. He becomes a world figure. 1921 - Receives the Nobel Prize in physics. 1927 - Begins debates on quantum theory interpretation. 1932 - Is appointed professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. 1933 - Immigrates to the U.S. 1939 - Signs famous letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt recommending nuclear weapons research, which he later regrets. 1940 - Becomes a U.S. citizen. 1945-1955 - Works tirelessly on behalf of global cooperation to prevent war. 1950 - Bequests his literary estate and personal papers to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 1952 - Is offered the presidency of the State of Israel, but declines. 1955 - Albert Einstein dies on April 18 in Princeton, New Jersey.
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 | Ben Franklin Poster Print Showing a Timeline of His Accomplishments
Educational poster of Ben Franklin's accomplishments. The wording on this print is "Do not squander time - for that is the stuff life is made of. -Benjamin Franklin. In addition to being a printer, publisher, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant scientific investigator, known in his day as 'the wizard of electricity.' His famous kite experiment proved that lightning is a form of electricity.1706 Benjamin Franklin is born on January 17, in Boston, Massachusetts. 1728-1729 - Opens a print shop in Philadelphia and becomes publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette. 1731 - Franklin sets up America's first lending library. 1732-1758 - Publishes annually his best-selling Poor Richard's Almanack. 1743 - Founds the American Philosophical Society, an organization for the promotion of science. Makes significant discoveries and predictions about the movement of storms. 1744 - Invents a more efficient wood stove, the Franklin Fireplace. 1750 - Invents the lightning rod. 1751 - Franklin's book Experiments and Observations on Electricity is published. 1752 - Franklin performs his famous kite experiment, proving that lightning is a stream of electrified air. 1753 - Receives Britain's Copley Medal, the equivalent of today's Nobel Prize, for his work with electricity. 1764-1765 - Represents the colonies in England. While crossing the Atlantic, Franklin charts the Gulf Stream. 1776 - Franklin helps write and signs the Declaration of Independence. 1784 - Invents bifocal glasses. 1787 - Franklin writes an anti-slavery treatise and becomes president of the Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies on April 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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