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Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. [1] Jones innovated mobile refrigeration technology.
Frederick Ellsworth Sickels: 1819 Valve for steam engine [333] 2007 Frederick McKinley Jones: 1893 Refrigeration [334] 2007 George Crompton: 1829 Loom [335] 2007 Georges Claude: 1870 Neon lighting [336] 2007 Godfrey Hounsfield: 1919 CT scan [337] 2007 James Bogardus: 1800 Iron frame building [338] 2007 Jesse W. Reno: 1861 Escalator [339] 2007 ...
Frederick McKinley Jones. Frederick McKinley Jones was interested in mechanics at a young age, which he used as an auto mechanic. With limited education, Jones taught himself mechanical and ...
Light - from spermaceti oil to fusion reactors; Cold - from ice harvesting to air conditioning; Sound - from phonautograph to ultrasound imaging; The historical characters who appear include Thomas Edison, Clarence Birdseye, Frederick McKinley Jones, Willis Carrier, Tim Berners-Lee, Hedy Lamarr, and Mark Zuckerberg. [4] [6] [7]
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The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in American history textbooks. Among ...
Invented Super Soaker while researching thermal energy transfer engines; worked with NASA; holder of over 80 patents [7] [105] [106] [107] Jones, Frederick McKinley: 1893–1961 Inventor Invented refrigerated truck systems [108] Julian, Percy: 1899–1975 Chemist
Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader.His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.