Polygraph (duplicating device) lift of the principal pen grasped by the user from the paper to be transferred to the copying pen. Original polygraphs may be viewed at a number of locations around the world. Some United States locations: The original American patent document for the polygraph, issued to John J. Hawkins on May 17, 1803, was lost in a Patent Office fire in 1836. The "Griffin Discovery Room" at Monticello contains a simplified and durable version, intended for use by children. An image of this version in use may be seen here. Polygraph (duplicating device) A Polygraph is a device that produces
Given name by the parents at birth. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used—unless a distinction needs to be made between people with the same surname. The idioms "on a first-name basis" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or "gentile" name), which is normally inherited, is typically shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religious or monastic