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Wax foundation was invented by German Johannes Mehring in 1857, [1] a few years after Langstroth designed and patented the Langstroth hive on October 5, 1852. [2] Mehring's wax foundation had only the bottom of the cells, and today's base with the foundation of the cells was invented by US beekeeper Samuel Wagner. [ 1 ]
Philippe Curtius (1737–1794) was a Swiss physician and wax modeler who taught Marie Tussaud the art of wax modelling. Marie Grosholtz, the future Marie Tussaud, lived in the Bern home of Curtius, for whom her mother acted as housekeeper. Marie called him 'Uncle', and in many ways he was a father figure.
Dr. Daniel W. Fox and LEXAN polycarbonate Dr. Daniel W. Fox (May 14, 1927 – February 15, 1989) was an American polymer chemist who is often regarded as the father of LEXAN . LEXAN is the flagship product of SABIC Innovative Plastics (formerly GE Plastics ) and is used in everything from CDs and DVDs to car bumpers.
In 1865, he invented a simple machine for extracting honey from the comb by means of centrifugal force. [4] [5] The announcement was made at the 14th German and Austrian Beekeepers Conference in Brno (now in the Czech Republic) held from September 12 to September 14, 1865. While he shared the basic idea only with a few beekeepers the first day ...
Chesebrough opened his first factory in 1870. The first known reference to the name Vaseline is in his U.S. patent: "I, Robert Chesebrough, have invented a new and useful product from petroleum which I have named 'Vaseline…'" . The word is believed to come from German Wasser (water) + Ancient Greek: έλαιον (élaion, oil). [5]
Wax candle. Waxes such as paraffin wax or beeswax, and hard fats such as tallow are used to make candles, used for lighting and decoration. Another fuel type used in candle manufacturing includes soy. Soy wax is made by the hydrogenation process using soybean oil.
James Young was born in Shuttle Street in the Drygate area of Glasgow, [1] the son of John Young, a cabinetmaker and joiner, and his wife Jean Wilson.. He became his father's apprentice at an early age, but educated himself at night school, attending evening classes in Chemistry at the nearby Anderson's College (now Strathclyde University) from the age of 19.
William Herbert Rollins (June 19, 1852 - 1929) was an American scientist, inventor, and dentist. He was a pioneer in radiation protection.Many of his inventions and investigations in medical radiography and photography have been ranked in importance with those of Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Thomson, and William J. Morton.