john ericsson has looked to solar energy.dies and constructed what he calls solar engines. sunlight falling on the rooftops of philadelphia, he says, will power 5000 steam engines. other engineers are exploring different paths. some are trying to find a way to generate power from new fuels available such as petroleum and gas. the internal combustion engine is being tinkered and hammered into existence. ♪ ♪ the great-grandfather of all the automobile engines, airplane motors, and power mowers is getting a trial run. ♪ ♪ to his practiced ear, it sounds good. and it looks good. engineers are still confronting basic questions with every practical advance. what happens when energy changes from one form to another? what laws govern the transformation of heat into power? what is energy? questions the scientists of his day are working to answer. the electrical age is dawning. a new kind of light, the incandescent lamp is one of many inventions thomas edison would give to the world trade from generators, electricity can be sent as if

chris ericsson president of northern michigan, john lessard corporate responsibility manager for ego mind is to pride lay, chairman of the education committee at the institution. thank you so much for your innovative work. [applause] that's the kind of creativity that makes michigan gray. thank you are coming from the bp to visit us tonight. the final thing i want to mention on the education is to finish the work in the last session and that is finishing teacher effectiveness. teachers deserve the best tools to help them be great teachers than we should be working on that. in terms of more better job from a couple things i'd mention. first of all we create regional prosperity. we have the 10 regions across state. if michigan has come back and been strong, doing well in so many different ways, they're certain geographies being left behind and i'm talking about urban and rural areas that have not been participating. what i want to ask our 10 regions to do is identify the place of the greatest need within the region where they're willing to devote resources and will bring our resources