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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 ...
Reverse Trike/Tadpole, A-Series engine 848-1275cc Morgan V-Twin and F-Series England 1911–39, 1932–52 Morgan Super Sports 2-Seater 1937: American Tri-Car: United States 1912 Birmingham Small Arms Company Three Wheeler England 1929–36 1100cc engine [29] Zaschka: Germany 1929 Folding three-wheeler: Zaschka Three-wheeler 1929 Dymaxion car ...
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.
The first movie screened was Wives Beware, starring Adolphe Menjou and having its second theatrical run. The charge was $0.25 per person and $0.25 per car, with 3 or more persons for $1. [15] Hollingshead sold the theatre in 1935 and opened another one.
National Motor Museum The 1896 Kane Pennington engine on display in Bedford Museum & Art Gallery Pennington's patent for a "Motor-Vehicle" Edward Joel Pennington (1858 in Moores Hill, Indiana – 1911 in Springfield , Massachusetts ) was an inventor and promoter of many mechanical devices, including airships , motorcycles , and automobiles . [ 1 ]
The trike pictured is called the SUV (Sensible Utility Vehicle) and is produced by the company Organic Engines, which operates in Florida in the United States. It is a front wheel drive tricycle, articulated behind the driver seat, and has hydraulic double disc brakes and internal hub gears. The passenger is protected from rain and sun with a ...
On June 20, 1930, Winton Engine Company was sold to General Motors and on June 30 was reorganized as the Winton Engine Corporation subsidiary of General Motors. It produced the first practical two-stroke diesel engines in the 400-to-1,200 hp (300 to 900 kW) range, which powered the early diesel locomotives of Electro-Motive Corporation (another ...