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Alfred V. Aho, Canadian computer scientist – the first letter of the name AWK, a computer pattern/action language, is taken from Aho; George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer - Airy disk; Ajax, Greek mythological character – Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax dish detergent; Akademos, Greek mythological character – academy
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.
Rogers Vacuum Tube Company – Edward S. Rogers, Sr. Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – Charles Rolls and Henry Royce; Rondel Racing – Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle; Rootes Group (now part of Stellantis) – William Rootes; Rossetti Architects – Gino Rossetti and Matthew L. Rossetti; Rothmans – Louis Rothman
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Electrolux products are sold under a variety of brand names (including its own), and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners intended for home consumer use. [6] Electrolux has a primary listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the OMX Stockholm 30 index.
An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named. Since many medical conditions, sports moves, bridge and chess techniques, buildings, prizes, and other things have been named after people, these are not included in this category, as categorization on the basis of having been named for a person is considered to be overcategorization ...
The Roomba Dirt Dog contained sweeping brushes and a larger dust bin, but lacked the vacuum motor, using the space that would be required for the vacuum for additional dust bin volume. It was designed for a home shop or garage environment. [10] The Roomba Model 401 was similar but had a standard-size dust bin and vacuum system.
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company was founded in 1909 in Detroit, Mich. by Toronto, Canada-born real estate auctioneer Fred Wardell (1866–1952) [3] to sell vacuum cleaners for which he had acquired several patents. [4] At first only selling vacuum cleaners manufactured by others, in 1913 he and four partners purchased their first plant.