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In 2009 she won the super model of venezuela contest. Angela ruizs phone number, email, address, public records. To decrease the number of books her students had to carry to school did you know. Kindlestyle tablet in 1949 to stop her pupils carrying heavy books. The history of ebooks is longer than you think editionguard. The electronic book medium took off in the early 21 st century, thanks to the everpresent internet and proliferating ereader products.
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Robles for her work in creating the first electronic encyclopedia, a precursor to the modern ebook. View angela ruizs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The device functioned through air compression, with changeable spools that carried content. The book lit up, emitted sounds, and readers could zoom in on letters and drawings. In 1949, angela ruiz a teacher from galicia,spain, patented the first electronic book ebook. Angela ruiz robles came up with mechanical, electric and airpressure driven method for reading in 1949. One tree can normally produce around 50 books, which would means youd. We have 1054 records for angela ruiz ranging in age from 29 years old to 77 years old. Angela ruiz in indiana in 12 records found whitepages. Dec 05, 2019 an electronic book or ebook as they are universally known is a textbased publication in digital form. The book lit up, emitted sounds, and readers could zoom in on letters and drawings we could say that her invention was the predecessor of ebooks and tablets. Dona angelita, galician inventor of the electronic book.
The reason behind this is to decrease the number of books her students had to. Jan 30, 20 a spanish school teacher named angela ruiz robles invented the worlds first automated reader, precursor to the ereader, in 1949. She was a writer, a teacher and the inventor of the electronic book. A good idea at the time but the technology and the web to distribute the content wasnt ready.
This was invented after she noticed her students carrying heavy textbooks back and forth each day. Mar 14, 2018 12 projects that combine print books with technology 1. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a book sized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. In a spanish teacher, angela ruiz robles, patented the first electronic book reader, called enciclopedia mecanica, the idea being to reduce the number of books children had to carry to school. She was the first runnerup at the miss venezuela 2010 beauty contest.
Angela has been found in 18 states including texas, wisconsin, indiana, new jersey, pennsylvania, and others. Inspired by technological advancement in things like television and cars, she aimed to. Ruiz won the super model of venezuela 2009 pageant and was the official representative of venezuela in the ford models supermodel of the world 2010 pageant, held in brazil in january, 2010. Angela ruizs birthday is 02101976 and is 44 years old. Jun 09, 2016 his dream came to life in 1949 when a spanish school teacher named angela ruiz robles invented an automated book. An electronic book, also known as an e book or ebook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flatpanel display of computers or other electronic devices. In 1949 angela ruiz robles, a teacher, writer, and inventor in ferrol, spain, patented an analog device called the enciclopedia mecanica. This is considered a forerunner of the electronic book. It included a place for a light source, along with zooming capabilities. Angel ruizs phone number, email, address, public records. Angela ruiz robles, forerunner of electronic books.
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Spain recognizes inventor of the ebook, angela ruiz robles the. Angela ruiz robles engineering and technology history wiki. The contenders included rosa parks, frida kahlo, jane austen and the most popular candidate, leon native angela ruiz robles, who invented a prototype for the electronic book reader in 1949. Angela l ruiz will not be notified of your purchase. Angela, a teacher, saw her students lugging textbooks back and forth and worried for them. Electronic books the promise and perils of the online classroom. Angela ruiz robles biography, history and inventions. View the profiles of people named angela maria ruiz. If you want to try something new, and fun, i would love for you to join. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a book sized computer that is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook.
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