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Woodward, Inc. was founded as The Woodward Governor Company by Amos Woodward in 1870. [5] Initially, the company made controls for waterwheels (first patent No. 103,813), and then moved to hydro turbines. [6] In the 1920s and 1930s, Woodward began designing controls for diesel and other reciprocating engines and for industrial turbines.
Woodward was born in Geneva, Illinois, the son of Jane (née Upshur) and Alfred E. Woodward, a lawyer who later became chief judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.He was raised in nearby Wheaton, Illinois, and educated at Wheaton Community High School (WCHS), a public high school in the same town. [5]
The trips aboard the ships Susan Constant, Discovery, and the Godspeed, and the settlement itself, were sponsored by the London Company, whose "adventurers" (investors) hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The settlers suffered terrible hardships in its early years, including sickness, starvation, and native attacks.
Woodward and Griffin, along with the current Governor and a third judge, held this power from 1805 until the institution of a legislature in 1824. Woodward and Hull bickered almost constantly. One of Woodward's legacies is the Woodward Code: a series of statutes serving as the basis of the Territorial Supreme Court legal procedures.
Propeller governor PCU5000, made by Jihostroj a.s. company, fitted to an American Champion aircraft. A constant-speed propeller is a variable-pitch propeller that automatically changes its blade pitch in order to maintain a chosen rotational speed, regardless of the operational conditions of the aircraft.
Governors are appointed for 14-year terms, which are staggered and expire on Jan. 31 of every year that ends in an even number. That’s supposed to insulate the Fed from political influence ...
Woodward was born in New York City on April 7, 1876. He was a son of Sarah Abagail (née Rodman) Woodward (1840–1913) and William Woodward Jr. (1836–1889), [1] who came from a prominent and wealthy Maryland family that dated back to colonial times. [2]
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting Monday on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, a significant test of whether the labor group can maintain momentum in the ...