Tuesday, February 02, 2010

French technology: the top six

Illustrate these notes in your notebook:
Top six technological achievements of the French:
1. Mirage jet sold to air forces across the world.
2. AIDS research considered outstanding (Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday).
3. Michelin, Peugot, Citroen, Renault: the French are strong in autos and tires. The word automobile is French.
4. Nuclear power plants, solar and hydroelectric power plants.
5. Auguste and Louis Lumiere were pioneers in motion pictures in 1895.
6. High-speed train: the TGV.
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