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People who invent something, have anew idea, make a dream come true, or arethe first to do something are often calledthe “father” or “mother” of that newthing. For example, we often call GeorgeWashington the “father of our country.”
The Mini Page celebrates Father’s Day,June 21, by remembering some famousmen who many believe led the way intheir field.
Father of the countryGeorge Washington not only led the
Colonies in the fight for independencefrom Britain, but also guided the countrythrough its birth. He helped create a newkind of country, one ruled by the people.
Washington was a delegate to the Firstand Second Continental Congresses. Theymet to decide how to deal with Britain’sgrowing unfairness.
In 1775, delegates elected Washingtoncommander in chief of the ContinentalArmy. Every president since has alsobeen the commander in chief.
After leading America to victory,Washington pushed the new country toadopt a constitution.
When he was elected America’s firstpresident, Washington set the pattern forfuture presidents. He refused to serve athird term. He was so popular that hecould have had as much power as a king.But he thought this went against theprinciples of America.
George Washington (1732-1799) was born inVirginia. His family were well-off farmers. Heworked as a surveyor and joined the BritishColonial army. Before the Revolutionary War,he served in the Virginia House of Burgesses,or the Colonial legislature.
Father of the ConstitutionJames Madison helped write the
Virginia Constitution in 1776. He waslater the main author of the U.S.Constitution. He also helped write articlespersuading Americans to adopt it.
Madison helped set up the country’ssystem of checks and balances. Thismeans the president, Congress and the
Supreme Court all keep a watch oneach other.
When he was elected to the U.S.Congress, he helped write the Bill ofRights, making human rights a strongerpart of the Constitution.
He was elected as the fourth presidentof the U.S. in 1808. In 1812, becauseBritain was seizing ships and sailors,Madison declared war on Britain. He hadto flee when the British set fire to theCapitol and the White House.
Father of biologyAristotle (ARE-ih-
STAHT-uhl) is known asone of the greatestphilosophers, orthinkers, of all time.
He founded a schoolfor science and collectedmuch information aboutplants and animals.
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James Madison (1751-1836) was born inVirginia as the oldest of12 kids. Five of hissiblings died. He latermarried the lively andpopular Dolley Todd.
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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) wasborn in Greece. His fatherwas the doctor for a king.
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Father of military strategyExperts believe Sun
Tzu (soon zu) wrote “TheArt of War,” a book aboutmilitary strategy. It isstill studied today by themilitary and by businesspeople.
His tips include: “Keepyour friends close, andyour enemies closer.”
Father of American literatureMark
Twain isfamous forhis sharphumor aboutsociety. Hismost famousbooks include“TheAdventures ofTom Sawyer”and“AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.”
He used speech that was true to theway people really talked. This made hisbooks different from Europeanliterature. This realistic speech alsoupset many people.
For example, Twain’s characterHuckleberry Finn is a runaway whouses racist language because he doesn’tknow any better. But the book showsthat after spending time with arunaway slave, Huck begins to questionwhether slavery is right.
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Father of science fictionIn his novels from the mid-1800s, Jules
Verne predicted airplanes,space flight, TV, moviesand submarines. Hiswriting includes“Twenty ThousandLeagues Under theSea” and “Around theWorld in EightyDays.”
Words that remind us of famous fathers are hidden in the block below.Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find:TWAIN, ARISTOTLE, BABBAGE, WASHINGTON, BAER, VIDEO,BOOKS, VERNE, CONSTITUTION, REVOLUTIONARY, WAR, TZU,NAVY, JONES, INTERNET, COMPUTERS, BASKETBALL, BERRY,ROCK, KID.
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Fathers of the U.S. NavyCommodore John Barry and Capt.
John Paul Jones both played big rolesin the founding of the U.S. Navy.
Barry commanded a ContinentalNavy ship in the Revolutionary War.Later, he commanded a ContinentalNavy ship defending the Philadelphiaarea. In 1794 he was named seniorcaptain of the new U.S. Navy.
Jones became an officer on aContinental Navy ship in 1775. In 1779,a British ship bombarded Jones’ ship.When the British captain asked if Joneswanted to surrender, he yelled, “I havenot yet begun to fight!” The U.S. won.
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Commodore JohnBarry (1745-1803)was born in Ireland.He went to sea whenhe was a young boy.
Capt. John PaulJones (1747-1792)was born inScotland. He wentto sea at age 13.
Sun Tzu (about500 B.C.) wasa Chinesegeneral.
Jules Verne (1828-1905)was born in France.
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Mark Twain (1835-1910) wasborn in Missouri and namedSamuel Langhorne Clemens.
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Meet Tom KennyTom Kenny is the voice of Dr. Two Brains on the
PBS TV show “WordGirl.” He is also the voice ofSpongeBob, Gary and the narrator, or storyteller,on Nickelodeon TV’s “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
He has provided voices for several otheranimated TV shows, including Lumpus the Mooseon “Camp Lazlo,” Dog on “Catdog,” Heffer on“Rocko’s Modern Life” and The Penguin on“Batman.”
Other animated TV shows he has provided voices for include“Super Robot Monkey Team,” “Brandy and Mr. Whiskers,”“Handy Manny” and “Cow and Chicken.” He does comedy atclubs and on TV shows. He also performs in a band.
Tom, 47, was born in East Syracuse, N.Y. He liked drawinghis own cartoons and reading comic books when he was a child.He now lives in Los Angeles.
You’ll need:• 2 cups biscuit baking mix• 1 cup reduced-fat milk• 2 eggs• 1 cup applesauceWhat to do:1. Combine biscuit baking mix, milk, eggs, applesauce and cinnamon
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Repeat for more pancakes.3. Turn the pancakes when the edges look cooked and the top begins
to bubble.4. Serve with pancake syrup and butter if desired. Serves 4 to 6.You will need an adult’s help with this recipe.
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All the following jokes have something in common.Can you guess the common theme or category?
Walter: How did the boy react when heheard the joke about the wolf?
Winton: He howled with laughter!
Wendy: How are playing cards and wolvesalike?
Wesley: They both come inpacks!
Wilbur: What do you call a wolf’s bad dream?Willa: A bitemare!
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Father of video gamesRalph H. Baer
created anddeveloped themachinery to playvideo games. As ayoung man, heserviced radios. Helater got a collegedegree in televisiontechnology.
He also designedsurgical equipmentand radarequipment. Hisinventions include talking toy tools andkids’ books.
Father of medicineHippocrates (hi-PAH-kruh-teez) was
a physician in Greece. Experts believehe is the author of many works onmedicine.
He taught that illness happenedbecause of natural causes and not magicor evil spirits. He not only taught aboutmaking peoplewell, but alsotaught doctors toact ethically, ormorally.
Many doctorsstill take a modernform of theHippocratic oath.They promise tohelp the sick andto do no harm.
Father of basketballJames
Naismithtook a job asa physicaleducationprofessor at acollege inSpringfield,Mass. TheYMCA thereneeded tocreate anindoor gamethe studentscould playduring thewinter.
So in 1891, Naismith invented“basket ball.” In the first game, playerstried to shoot a soccer ball into twopeach baskets.
In 1898 he became the chaplain andgym teacher at the University ofKansas. He later became the basketballcoach as well.
Father of rock ’n’ rollChuck Berry is one
of the musicalpioneers who helpedrock ’n’ roll begin. Hewrote his own musicand lyrics.
He first sang onstage at his highschool musical show.After that, he learned toplay the guitar. Hemixed country-westernwith his own sound.
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Charles Babbagecreated the firstmechanicalcomputer. Hedesigned twocomputingmachines, the“difference engine”in the 1820s andthe “analyticalengine” in the1830s. He did nothave funding, so his“analytical engine” was never built.
He designed his computer to readpieces of cardboard punched with holes.His punch card design was based oncards used in a loom for weaving.
Fathers of the InternetWhile working for the U.S. Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA), Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn andothers created a way to send the first e-mail from place to place. They laterdesigned protocols, or ways data issent from computer to computer. Theseare called TCP/IP, or TransmissionControl Protocol/Internet Protocol.These made the Internet possible.
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Ralph H. Baer (1922 - )was born in Germany.He left Nazi Germanywith his parents andsister in 1938.
Hippocrates (about460-377 B.C.) taughtstudents abouthealing.
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James Naismith (1861-1939) was born in Ontario,Canada. His parents diedwhen he was 9. He, asister and a brother thenlived with his uncle.
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Chuck Berry(1926 - ) wasborn in St. Louis.His hits include“Roll Over,Beethoven,”“Johnny B.Goode” and“Memphis.”
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Vinton Cerf (left) and Robert Kahn helpedcreate the Internet. Cerf (1943 - ) beganworking on the set-up design for theInternet about 10 years after college.Kahn (1938 - ) worked at Bell Laboratoriesand taught electrical engineering at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Charles Babbage(1791-1871) taughtmath at CambridgeUniversity in England.
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