Essays Tagged: "Rockefeller Foundation"

Is Penicillin as Important Today as When It Was First Discovered?

nces heightened. Yet, penicillin was still experimental and costly to produce. Connections with the Rockefeller Foundation continued the research until an agricultural research center in Peoria, IL fo ...

(5 pages) 64 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

Captain of Industry or Robber Baron

late 1800's is known as the Industrial Revolution. Two prominent names in big business were John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. There is no doubt that these people left their mark on business and ... ublic's opinion a robber baron wouldn't let anything stop them from obtaining wealth. In my opinion Rockefeller and Carnegie were captains of industry.John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Compa ...

(3 pages) 41 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Advancement in Biotechnology

food that has been nutritionally enhanced is Golden Rice. Swiss researchers and the New York- based Rockefeller Foundation have developed new genetically modified rice plants. The new plants are engin ...

(5 pages) 70 1 3.9 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Major innovations in agriculture have always proved to be controversial

h hormones in animals, such as Monsanto's rBGH.1. The Green Revolution was initiated in 1945 by the Rockefeller Foundation in collaboration with the Mexican government which established the Cooperativ ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.7 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

Former Secretary Of State Dean Rusk

pendence and neutrality of Laos. Outside of fight against the spread of communism, he continued his Rockefeller Foundation ideas of aid to underdeveloped nations and also supported low tariffs to enco ...

(3 pages) 1251 0 4.3 Apr/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Captain of Industry or Robber Baron

Captain of Industry or Robber BaronJohn D. RockefellerRonny GarciaDougherty - U.S HistoryMarch 5, 2009John D. RockefellerCaptain of Industry vs ... s, making jobs available, promoting human welfare, and being huge public philanthropist. [0]John D. Rockefeller was the guiding force behind the creation of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dom ... s much controversy and opposition arose regarding business strategies and its organization. John D. Rockefeller was also one of the United States first major philanthropists, establishing numerous imp ...

(3 pages) 35 3 4.3 Mar/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History