Socials 8 – Term One Presentationpresented by: Mr. Lui

Comparing: Past to the Present

Alexander Graham Bell

vs. Steve Jobs

Alexander Graham Bell(1847-1922)

• Passionate about discovery; communication• Travelled alot; but picked N.S.• 1876; age of 29; • Telephone – his most famous invention• Studied other inventions:– Human-flying kites– Hydrofoils– Teaching deaf how to speak– Artificial respiration

Quote from Bell

"Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do so you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries are the results of thought."

Bell cont’d.

• In 1877, Bell Communications Company– Bell Communications: still present today

• From 237,000 users to 13M

Steve Jobs(1955-2011)

• From San Francisco• Founder of Apple & Pixar• No college education• Passion for computers

Jobs cont’d.

• Adopted• Perseverance– Fired from his own company– Battled pancreatic cancer (9 years)

• Innovated the “Digital Age”

Media Literacy

• Reliable info?– Cross-checked from different sources– Same info– Primary sources– Secondary sources

• Bias?– Steve Jobs – extremely important?• Who really knows either?

Critical Thinking

• Not really about who’s better– Their ideas are one

• Their creations better the world• Real cause?– Followed their visions

• Imagine if Bell didn’t create?• Imagine if Jobs quit?

Historical Thinking

• Historical significance• Continuity and change– The phone– Apple products

• Historical perspective– How did Bell see himself?– How did Jobs see himself?

Historical Thinking cont’d.

• Moral reasoning– Remembering Bell• Like or dislike?

– Remembering Jobs• Like or dislike?