Scientific Exploration in North Carolina

Lauren Gliot

NC Inventions

• Pepsi• Cheerwine• Vick’s VaperRub• First Machine Gun• Texas Pete• Krispy Kreme• Mini Golf• Bar Codes/UPCs

Aviation

• Wright Brothers– Kitty Hawk, NC (1903)– First Airplane Flight

NC Research Campus at Kannapolis

• Privately Funded• Nutrition and Disease Research• One of the Largest Collections of

Scientific Equipment in the World• Used by Colleges/Universities for

Research

http://www.northcarolina.edu/?q=content/nc-research-campus-kannapolis

Marine Biology

• UNCW• One of the most diverse studies in the US

• Preservation and Discoveryhttp://ncmarinescience.com/~ecumsci/#map (Interactive Map)

Location

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Bridges, Virginia. "Scientists Dig Deep to Learn Ocean's Secrets." Local & North Carolina State News from Raleigh, NC | NewsObserver.com. NC Observer, 22 Nov. 2009. Web. 06 Sept. 2014. <http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/22/205292/scientist-digs-deep-to-learn-oceans.html>.

"First Airplane Flight." Wright Brothers History. N.p., 2011. Web. 06 Sept. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wright-house.com%2Fwright-brothers%2Fwrights%2F1903.html>.

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