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2. Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory - Wikipedia

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   The kit was created by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, who was an American athlete, magician, toy-maker, business man, and inventor of the well-known Erector Set.Gilbert believed that toys were the foundation in building a "solid American character", and many of his toys had some type of educational significance to them.

3. Erector Set - Wikipedia

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   Print advertisement for Erector Set, circa 1922 An early Erector set. Erector Set (trademark styled as "ERECTOR") was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913.

4. A. C. Gilbert Company - Wikipedia

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   The sets contained a variety of objects including interlocking rings, playing cards, and a magic wand. [4] In 1911, Gilbert invented the Erector construction toy concept, inspired by railroad girders used by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in its mainline electrification project. Gilbert and his wife Mary developed cardboard ...

5. A.C. Gilbert, famous for Olympic gold medal and Erector Set ...

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   Gilbert worked on perfecting the Erector for more than a year before introducing it at toy fairs in 1913. The toy drew crowds, and some of the biggest buyers in the business placed orders.

6. Meccano - Wikipedia

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   In 1949, an Erector set was used to build the precursor to the modern artificial heart by William Sewell and William Glenn of the Yale School of Medicine. The external pump successfully bypassed the heart of a dog for more than an hour. In the 1970s, information theory pioneer Claude Shannon constructed a bounce-juggling machine from an Erector ...

7. Erector convention brings out kids, young at heart - AOL

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   Jul. 17—LEWISBURG — Kids and kids-at-heart came out to the Miller Center on Saturday to celebrate the fun of yesteryear. The A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society's 2022 National Convention was held ...