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Robert Edison Fulton Jr. (April 15, 1909 – May 7, 2004) was an American inventor and adventurer.He is known for having traveled around the world on a motorcycle in 1932–33, authored a book [1] and made a film [2] about his journey, and for several aviation-related inventions, among his 70 patents.
Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad.It was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 1829 to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) (now CSX) to use steam engines; it was not intended to enter revenue service.
Charles Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 – June 6, 1934) was an American engineer who was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies.
1934 Morgan Super Sports with Matchless engine Ariel 2.25 HP Tricycle List of motorized trikes is a list of motorized tricycles also called trikes, and sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka ...
U2 3D was the first live-action film to be shot, posted, and exhibited entirely in 3D, [128] the first live-action digital 3D film, [129] and the first 3D concert film. [130] Regarding its production, it was the first 3D film shot using a zoom lens , [ 131 ] an aerial camera , [ 132 ] and a multiple-camera setup . [ 129 ]
The Coronation of King Peter the First (1904) Thailand: 1923 Miss Suwanna of Siam (1923) Turkey: 1914 Ayestefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı (1914) Slovakia: 1897 A Camp of Zingari Gypsies (1897) Slovenia: 1898 Razgled po Ljubijani (1898) Indonesia: 1950 Darah dan Doa (1950) Lebanon: 1929 The Adventures of Elias Mabrouk (1929) Luxembourg ...
Oliver Evans was born in Newport, Delaware on September 13, 1755, to Charles and Ann Stalcop Evans. His father was a cordwainer by trade, though he purchased a large farm to the north of Newport on the Red Clay Creek and moved his family there when Oliver was still in his infancy. [1]
The first American patent was taken out in 1894, and by 1906, a dozen American companies had taken licences. One of these, Palmers of Connecticut, managed by entrepreneur Julius Briner, had produced over 60,000 two-stroke engines before 1912. [6] Many of these early engines found their way into motorcycles, or onto the back of boats.