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Oscar H. Banker (born Asatour Sarafian; May 31, 1895 [1] – January 1979) was an Armenian American inventor who patented a number of works, including an automatic transmission for automobiles, the needleless inoculation gun, the primary controls of the first Sikorsky helicopter, and power steering. [2][3][4][5] He is considered by some as the ...
Kemurdzhian, Alexander (October 4, 1921 -February 25, 2003): Russian. Kemurdzhian designed Lunokhod 1, the first space-exploration rover, which roamed on the Moon in 1970. ^ Harvey, Brian (2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Company. Coordinates: 41.4929°N 87.6114°W. Thrall Car Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of railroad freight cars in Chicago Heights, Illinois from 1917 to 2001. The company was sold to Trinity Industries in 2001.
Coordinates: 41°39′43″N 87°33′39″W. Chicago Assembly Plant (sometimes referred to as Torrence Avenue Assembly) is Ford Motor Company 's oldest continuously operated automobile manufacturing plant. It is located at E. 130th Street and Torrence Avenue in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, US. As of 2023, Chicago Assembly ...
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Bullock cart. A bullock cart or ox cart (sometimes called a bullock carriage when carrying people in particular) is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or less suitable for the ...
Engine Company 21 (Chicago) Coordinates: 41.8322222°N 87.6177778°W. Engine Company 21 in 1873. Engine Company 21, organized in 1872, was the first all-black fire company in the Chicago Fire Department. The fire pole was invented by members of the company in 1888, and after inventing it, Engine 21 had the fastest response time in the city.