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Ralph Teetor (August 17, 1890 – February 15, 1982) was a prolific inventor who invented cruise control. He was the longtime president of the automotive parts manufacturer The Perfect Circle Co. (acquired in 1963 by Dana Holding Corporation , then sold to Mahle GmbH in 2007) in Hagerstown, Indiana , a manufacturer of piston rings .
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As General William S. Knudsen stated, the selection to the Hall of Fame included "Ten pioneers whose engineering and administrative genius made possible the present day." The selection was done in cooperation with the Automobile Manufacturers Association , the "National Automotive Golden Jubilee committee of which Knudsen was president.
William P. Murphy Jr. 1923 Blood bag and disposable medical trays [390] 2008 Amos E. Joel Jr. * 1918 Mobile communication system [391] 2008 Nick Holonyak * 1928 visible light emitting diode [392] 2009 Bob Widlar: 1937 Linear integrated circuit [393] 2009 Carver Mead: 1934 Very large scale integration (VLSI) [394] 2009 Dawon Kahng: 1931
This hollow cast iron sphere with very thick walls is lowered and raised from a ship using a steel cable. The bathysphere was invented by William Beebe and Otis Barton in 1930. William Beebe, an American naturalist and undersea explorer, tested the bathysphere in 1930, going down to 1,426 feet (435 m) in a 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) diameter bathysphere.
During a stop on Watch What Happens Live on Monday, Dec. 2, Ralph Fiennes, who played the evil Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, was asked about rumors that Cillian Murphy could take over the ...
Established in 1963, the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award honors educators who are preparing engineers for their careers. It is the major program of the Ralph Teetor Educational Fund of SAE International .
In honor of National Comedy Month, theGrio ranks Eddie Murphy’s best impressions, from Mr. T to Jackie Gleason. What is The post Top 10 Eddie Murphy impressions appeared first on TheGrio.