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Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, ... It was compact, light, and withstood road travel vibrations.
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 ...
Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
Frederick McKinley Jones With limited education, Jones taught himself mechanical and electrical engineering. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army, repairing machines and equipment.
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 ...
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961) ... Jones is credited with many inventions — from a portable X-ray machine to a broadcast radio transmitter — but one in particular made a drastic impact ...
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893–1961), U.S. – 22 patents, the most prominent for an automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks James McLurkin (born 1972), U.S. – Ant robotics (robotics)
The company's factory in Illinois was closed in 1963, and was replaced with a new 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m 2) light fixture plant in Sparta, TN. Biography of Reuben Berkley Benjamin and background history of Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company / Benjamin Electric, Ltd. London Citation and summarization from: