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  • 1 ♦ October

    ♦ October /ɒkˈtəʊbə(r)/
    A n. [uc]
    ottobre: in October, in ottobre; in October 2006, nell'ottobre del 2006; on October 10th (o on the 10th of October) il 10 ottobre; in early [late] October, all'inizio [alla fine] di ottobre; in mid October, a metà ottobre; by the end of October, entro la fine di ottobre; We go to London every October, in ottobre andiamo sempre a Londra
    B a. attr.
    d'ottobre; ottobrino: October fruit, frutta ottobrina.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ October

  • 2 Edison, Thomas Alva

    [br]
    b. 11 February 1847 Milan, Ohio, USA
    d. 18 October 1931 Glenmont
    [br]
    American inventor and pioneer electrical developer.
    [br]
    He was the son of Samuel Edison, who was in the timber business. His schooling was delayed due to scarlet fever until 1855, when he was 8½ years old, but he was an avid reader. By the age of 14 he had a job as a newsboy on the railway from Port Huron to Detroit, a distance of sixty-three miles (101 km). He worked a fourteen-hour day with a stopover of five hours, which he spent in the Detroit Free Library. He also sold sweets on the train and, later, fruit and vegetables, and was soon making a profit of $20 a week. He then started two stores in Port Huron and used a spare freight car as a laboratory. He added a hand-printing press to produce 400 copies weekly of The Grand Trunk Herald, most of which he compiled and edited himself. He set himself to learn telegraphy from the station agent at Mount Clements, whose son he had saved from being run over by a freight car.
    At the age of 16 he became a telegraphist at Port Huron. In 1863 he became railway telegraphist at the busy Stratford Junction of the Grand Trunk Railroad, arranging a clock with a notched wheel to give the hourly signal which was to prove that he was awake and at his post! He left hurriedly after failing to hold a train which was nearly involved in a head-on collision. He usually worked the night shift, allowing himself time for experiments during the day. His first invention was an arrangement of two Morse registers so that a high-speed input could be decoded at a slower speed. Moving from place to place he held many positions as a telegraphist. In Boston he invented an automatic vote recorder for Congress and patented it, but the idea was rejected. This was the first of a total of 1180 patents that he was to take out during his lifetime. After six years he resigned from the Western Union Company to devote all his time to invention, his next idea being an improved ticker-tape machine for stockbrokers. He developed a duplex telegraphy system, but this was turned down by the Western Union Company. He then moved to New York.
    Edison found accommodation in the battery room of Law's Gold Reporting Company, sleeping in the cellar, and there his repair of a broken transmitter marked him as someone of special talents. His superior soon resigned, and he was promoted with a salary of $300 a month. Western Union paid him $40,000 for the sole rights on future improvements on the duplex telegraph, and he moved to Ward Street, Newark, New Jersey, where he employed a gathering of specialist engineers. Within a year, he married one of his employees, Mary Stilwell, when she was only 16: a daughter, Marion, was born in 1872, and two sons, Thomas and William, in 1876 and 1879, respectively.
    He continued to work on the automatic telegraph, a device to send out messages faster than they could be tapped out by hand: that is, over fifty words per minute or so. An earlier machine by Alexander Bain worked at up to 400 words per minute, but was not good over long distances. Edison agreed to work on improving this feature of Bain's machine for the Automatic Telegraph Company (ATC) for $40,000. He improved it to a working speed of 500 words per minute and ran a test between Washington and New York. Hoping to sell their equipment to the Post Office in Britain, ATC sent Edison to England in 1873 to negotiate. A 500-word message was to be sent from Liverpool to London every half-hour for six hours, followed by tests on 2,200 miles (3,540 km) of cable at Greenwich. Only confused results were obtained due to induction in the cable, which lay coiled in a water tank. Edison returned to New York, where he worked on his quadruplex telegraph system, tests of which proved a success between New York and Albany in December 1874. Unfortunately, simultaneous negotiation with Western Union and ATC resulted in a lawsuit.
    Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for a telephone in March 1876 while Edison was still working on the same idea. His improvements allowed the device to operate over a distance of hundreds of miles instead of only a few miles. Tests were carried out over the 106 miles (170 km) between New York and Philadelphia. Edison applied for a patent on the carbon-button transmitter in April 1877, Western Union agreeing to pay him $6,000 a year for the seventeen-year duration of the patent. In these years he was also working on the development of the electric lamp and on a duplicating machine which would make up to 3,000 copies from a stencil. In 1876–7 he moved from Newark to Menlo Park, twenty-four miles (39 km) from New York on the Pennsylvania Railway, near Elizabeth. He had bought a house there around which he built the premises that would become his "inventions factory". It was there that he began the use of his 200- page pocket notebooks, each of which lasted him about two weeks, so prolific were his ideas. When he died he left 3,400 of them filled with notes and sketches.
    Late in 1877 he applied for a patent for a phonograph which was granted on 19 February 1878, and by the end of the year he had formed a company to manufacture this totally new product. At the time, Edison saw the device primarily as a business aid rather than for entertainment, rather as a dictating machine. In August 1878 he was granted a British patent. In July 1878 he tried to measure the heat from the solar corona at a solar eclipse viewed from Rawlins, Wyoming, but his "tasimeter" was too sensitive.
    Probably his greatest achievement was "The Subdivision of the Electric Light" or the "glow bulb". He tried many materials for the filament before settling on carbon. He gave a demonstration of electric light by lighting up Menlo Park and inviting the public. Edison was, of course, faced with the problem of inventing and producing all the ancillaries which go to make up the electrical system of generation and distribution-meters, fuses, insulation, switches, cabling—even generators had to be designed and built; everything was new. He started a number of manufacturing companies to produce the various components needed.
    In 1881 he built the world's largest generator, which weighed 27 tons, to light 1,200 lamps at the Paris Exhibition. It was later moved to England to be used in the world's first central power station with steam engine drive at Holborn Viaduct, London. In September 1882 he started up his Pearl Street Generating Station in New York, which led to a worldwide increase in the application of electric power, particularly for lighting. At the same time as these developments, he built a 1,300yd (1,190m) electric railway at Menlo Park.
    On 9 August 1884 his wife died of typhoid. Using his telegraphic skills, he proposed to 19-year-old Mina Miller in Morse code while in the company of others on a train. He married her in February 1885 before buying a new house and estate at West Orange, New Jersey, building a new laboratory not far away in the Orange Valley.
    Edison used direct current which was limited to around 250 volts. Alternating current was largely developed by George Westinghouse and Nicola Tesla, using transformers to step up the current to a higher voltage for long-distance transmission. The use of AC gradually overtook the Edison DC system.
    In autumn 1888 he patented a form of cinephotography, the kinetoscope, obtaining film-stock from George Eastman. In 1893 he set up the first film studio, which was pivoted so as to catch the sun, with a hinged roof which could be raised. In 1894 kinetoscope parlours with "peep shows" were starting up in cities all over America. Competition came from the Latham Brothers with a screen-projection machine, which Edison answered with his "Vitascope", shown in New York in 1896. This showed pictures with accompanying sound, but there was some difficulty with synchronization. Edison also experimented with captions at this early date.
    In 1880 he filed a patent for a magnetic ore separator, the first of nearly sixty. He bought up deposits of low-grade iron ore which had been developed in the north of New Jersey. The process was a commercial success until the discovery of iron-rich ore in Minnesota rendered it uneconomic and uncompetitive. In 1898 cement rock was discovered in New Village, west of West Orange. Edison bought the land and started cement manufacture, using kilns twice the normal length and using half as much fuel to heat them as the normal type of kiln. In 1893 he met Henry Ford, who was building his second car, at an Edison convention. This started him on the development of a battery for an electric car on which he made over 9,000 experiments. In 1903 he sold his patent for wireless telegraphy "for a song" to Guglielmo Marconi.
    In 1910 Edison designed a prefabricated concrete house. In December 1914 fire destroyed three-quarters of the West Orange plant, but it was at once rebuilt, and with the threat of war Edison started to set up his own plants for making all the chemicals that he had previously been buying from Europe, such as carbolic acid, phenol, benzol, aniline dyes, etc. He was appointed President of the Navy Consulting Board, for whom, he said, he made some forty-five inventions, "but they were pigeonholed, every one of them". Thus did Edison find that the Navy did not take kindly to civilian interference.
    In 1927 he started the Edison Botanic Research Company, founded with similar investment from Ford and Firestone with the object of finding a substitute for overseas-produced rubber. In the first year he tested no fewer than 3,327 possible plants, in the second year, over 1,400, eventually developing a variety of Golden Rod which grew to 14 ft (4.3 m) in height. However, all this effort and money was wasted, due to the discovery of synthetic rubber.
    In October 1929 he was present at Henry Ford's opening of his Dearborn Museum to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the incandescent lamp, including a replica of the Menlo Park laboratory. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and was elected to the American Academy of Sciences. He died in 1931 at his home, Glenmont; throughout the USA, lights were dimmed temporarily on the day of his funeral.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Member of the American Academy of Sciences. Congressional Gold Medal.
    Further Reading
    M.Josephson, 1951, Edison, Eyre \& Spottiswode.
    R.W.Clark, 1977, Edison, the Man who Made the Future, Macdonald \& Jane.
    IMcN

    Biographical history of technology > Edison, Thomas Alva

  • 3 early

    1. adjective

    I am a bit early — ich bin etwas zu früh gekommen od. (ugs.) dran

    have an early nightfrüh ins Bett gehen

    early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die

    in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend

    into the early hoursbis in die frühen Morgenstunden

    at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf

    at an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium

    2. adverb

    as early as tomorrowschon od. bereits morgen

    earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr

    * * *
    ['ə:li] 1. adverb
    1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) früh
    2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) zu früh
    2. adjective
    1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) früh
    2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) frühzeitig
    3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) zu früh
    4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) baldig
    - academic.ru/23091/earliness">earliness
    - early bird
    * * *
    ear·ly
    <-ier, -iest or more \early, most \early>
    [ˈɜ:li, AM ˈɜ:r-]
    I. adj
    1. (in the day) früh
    she usually has an \early breakfast sie frühstückt meistens zeitig
    \early edition Morgenausgabe f
    the \early hours die frühen Morgenstunden
    in the \early morning am frühen Morgen
    \early morning call Weckruf m
    \early riser Frühaufsteher(in) m(f)
    2. (of a period) früh, Früh-
    she is in her \early thirties sie ist Anfang dreißig
    in the \early afternoon am frühen Nachmittag
    at an \early age in jungen Jahren
    from an \early age von klein auf
    in the \early 15th century Anfang [o zu Beginn] des 15. Jahrhunderts
    \early education Früherziehung f, Vorschulerziehung f
    to score an \early goal ein frühes Tor erzielen
    \early potatoes Frühkartoffeln pl
    \early returns erste Wahlergebnisse
    \early Romantic Frühromantiker(in) m(f)
    \early stage Anfangsstadium nt, Frühstadium f
    3. attr ( form: prompt) schnell, baldig
    \early payment appreciated um baldige Zahlung wird gebeten
    4. (ahead of expected time) vorzeitig; (comparatively early) [früh]zeitig
    I took an \early train home from work today ich habe heute nach der Arbeit einen früheren Zug genommen
    you are \early du bist früh dran fam
    to have an \early dinner/lunch früh zu Abend/Mittag essen
    to have an \early night früh schlafen [o zu Bett] gehen
    \early parole vorzeitige [Haft]entlassung
    \early retirement vorzeitiger [o vorgezogener] Ruhestand, Frühpension f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    to take \early retirement vorzeitig in den Ruhestand gehen, in Frühpension gehen ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    5. attr (first) erste(r, s), frühe(r, s)
    the \early Christians die ersten Christen
    the E\early Church die Urkirche
    the \early masters ART die frühen Meister
    II. adv
    1. (in the day) früh, zeitig
    to get up [or rise] \early früh aufstehen
    2. (in good time) vorzeitig
    to arrive \early zeitig eintreffen
    3. (ahead of expected time) vorzeitig; (prematurely) zu früh; (comparatively early) [früh]zeitig
    the plane landed 20 minutes \early das Flugzeug landete 20 Minuten früher [als geplant]
    to die \early früh sterben
    4. (of a period) früh
    I'll call you \early next Monday/tomorrow ich rufe dich Montag/morgen Vormittag an
    \early [on] in life früh im Leben
    \early in the week Anfang der Woche
    \early in October Anfang Oktober
    \early next week Anfang nächster Woche
    * * *
    ['ɜːlɪ]
    1. adv
    1)

    early in 1915/in February — Anfang 1915/Februar

    early (on) in the year/(the) winter

    early (on) in his/her/their etc life — in jungen Jahren

    early (on) in the evening/morning —

    he got up very early in the morninger stand sehr früh (am Morgen) auf

    early this month/year —

    early next month/year — Anfang nächsten Monats/Jahres

    early today/this morning — heute früh

    2) (= before the expected time) früher (als erwartet); (= before the appointed time) zu früh; (= earlier than usual) früh

    to be five minutes/an hour early —

    he left school early (went home) — er ging früher von der Schule nach Hause; (finished education) er ging vorzeitig von der Schule ab

    to get up/go to bed early —

    good morning, you're early today — guten Morgen, Sie sind heute ja früh dran

    early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) (Prov)früh ins Bett und früh heraus, frommt dem Leib, dem Geist, dem Haus (Prov)

    See:
    bright
    2. adj (+er)

    in early summer/autumn — zu Sommer-/Herbstanfang, im Frühsommer/Frühherbst

    in early spring/winter — zu Frühlings-/Winteranfang

    the early years/months/days — die ersten Jahre/Monate/Tage

    early January/August etc — Anfang Januar/August etc

    in the early 60s/1980s etc — Anfang der sechziger/achtziger etc Jahre or Sechziger-/Achtzigerjahre etc

    until or into the early hoursbis in die frühen Morgenstunden

    his early workseine frühen Werke, sein Frühwerk nt

    since early childhood — seit seiner/ihrer etc frühen Kindheit

    to be in one's early thirties/forties etc —

    it's too early to say/to say whether... — es ist noch zu früh, um etwas zu sagen/um zu sagen, ob...

    it is too early to know what his motives are —

    it's too early for a final decision — es ist zu früh, um eine endgültige Entscheidung zu fällen

    only her voice has changed from those early daysnur ihre Stimme ist anders als damals zu Anfang

    it's early days (yet) (esp Brit) — wir/sie etc sind noch im Anfangsstadium

    2) (= before expected time) flowers früh blühend; cabbage, peas etc, crop früh; death vorzeitig; marriage früh; menopause verfrüht
    3) (from historical perspective) settlers, man frühgeschichtlich

    the early church —

    4)

    (= soon) at an early date — bald

    at the earliest possible momentso bald wie irgend möglich

    See:
    * * *
    early [ˈɜːlı; US ˈɜrliː]
    A adv
    1. früh, (früh)zeitig;
    early in the day (year) früh am Tag (im Jahr);
    early in the morning früh am Morgen, am frühen Morgen, frühmorgens;
    early in life früh im Leben;
    early in May Anfang Mai;
    early in 1996 Anfang 1996;
    early last week Anfang letzter Woche;
    as early as May schon im Mai;
    as early as the times of Chaucer schon zu Chaucers Zeiten;
    early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise (Sprichwort) Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde; afternoon A
    2. bald:
    as early as possible so bald wie möglich
    3. am Anfang:
    a) schon früh(zeitig),
    b) bald;
    early on in anfangs (gen)
    4. a) zu früh:
    b) früher:
    B adj
    1. früh, (früh)zeitig:
    early riser, hum early bird Frühaufsteher(in);
    be an early riser auch früh aufstehen;
    the early bird catches ( oder gets) the worm (Sprichwort) Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde;
    keep early hours früh aufstehen und früh zu Bett gehen;
    at this early stage schon jetzt;
    the early summer der Frühsommer;
    at an early hour zu früher Stunde;
    it is still early days es ist noch zu früh am Tage;
    in the early eighties (am) Anfang der Achtzigerjahre;
    he’s in his early forties er ist Anfang der Vierziger
    2. a) vorzeitig, früh:
    his early release seine vorzeitige Entlassung;
    early school leaver Schulabbrecher(in)
    b) vorgezogen (Wahl)
    3. zu früh:
    you are early today du bist heute (etwas) zu früh (daran);
    he was born two months early er kam zwei Monate zu früh auf die Welt
    4. früh, Jugend…:
    in his early days in seiner Jugend
    5. früh (reifend):
    early fruit Frühobst n
    6. anfänglich, Früh…, früh, erst(er, e, es):
    early Christian frühchristlich;
    the early Christians die ersten Christen, die Frühchristen;
    early history Frühgeschichte f, frühe Geschichte;
    early pace SPORT Anfangstempo n
    7. baldig (Antwort etc)
    * * *
    1. adjective

    early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die

    in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend

    at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf

    at an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium

    2. adverb

    as early as tomorrowschon od. bereits morgen

    earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr

    * * *
    adj.
    baldig adj.
    früh adj.
    zeitig adj.

    English-german dictionary > early

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