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Hubert Cecil Booth (4 July 1871 – 14 January 1955) [1] was an English engineer, best known for having invented one of the first powered vacuum cleaners. [2] [3] [4] [5]He also designed Ferris wheels, [1] [6] suspension bridges and factories. [1]
In 1901 powered vacuum cleaners using suction were invented independently by British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth and American inventor David T. Kenney. [ 10 ] [ 9 ] Booth also may have coined the word "vacuum cleaner". [ 10 ]
The Quest for Power is dedicated to Hubert Cecil Booth, inventor of the vacuum cleaner.The dedication reads: "In friendship's name to Hubert Cecil Booth, F.C.G.I., M. Inst. C.E. who by the invention and subsequent development of the vacuum cleaner has created a new industry, lightened the burden of human toil, and increased the health and happiness of innumberable homes".
1901: First powered vacuum cleaner invented by Hubert Cecil Booth (1871–1955). [71] [72] [73] Before 1902: First practical Teasmade designed by clockmaker Albert E. Richardson (dates not known) of Ashton-under-Lyne. Before 1920: Folding carton invented by Charles Henry Foyle (died 1948).
In the early 1930s, Goblin vacuum cleaners were manufactured by the British Vacuum Cleaner and Engineering Co. Ltd. (BVC). The managing director was Hubert Cecil Booth who, the company claimed, had invented the vacuum cleaner in about 1900, although it was subsequently copied in the USA and elsewhere. [1]
This is a list of vacuum cleaners and robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers. A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is gathered by either a dustbag or a rigid cartridge, which may be emptied and reused.
Will Smith is opening up about his earlier contentious relationship with Janet Hubert, the actress who played Vivian Banks on the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Hubert, 68, played Aunt Viv for ...
In 1902 Fielding & Platt manufactured the first vacuum cleaner, [7] designed by Hubert Cecil Booth, also of Gloucester. The company was acquired by Heenan & Froude in 1939. [8] During World War II the factory manufactured munitions and parts for Hurricanes and Spitfires. Many more women worked for the company as many of the men had been called ...