1. Electric Motor — 2023-09-23 15:52:02

   …Electric Motor :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="WilliamSturgeon.jpg" width="350" title="William Sturgeon" birth_date="22 May 1783" birth_place="Whittington" death_date="4 Dec…
   …uilt the first practical **electric magnetic motor** and the **commutator**. {{{toc}}} == Early Life == {{Image url="WilliamSturgeonPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="William Sturgeon inventor of the electro-magnetic motor plaque" width="250" }} St…
   …tion with powerful magnets is that the motion is stopped when the poles repell. == And the Commutator == {{Image url="WilliamSturgeonMotor.jpg" class="left" title="The principle of the Sturgeon Motor" width="350" }} The simplicity of the **commu…

2. YMCA — 2022-05-17 05:19:39

   …are more than 14,000 local YMCAs with around 45,000,000 members all around the world. == Honour == {{Image url="GeorgeWilliamsPlaque.jpg" class="right" title="George Williams Plaque" width="" }} George Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1…

3. Colgate — 2021-08-11 11:43:11

   …and]], on January 25, 1783. {{Image url="ColgateDentalCream.jpg" class="left" title="Colgate Dental Cream" width="" }} Williams father Robert Colgate (1758–1826) was an English farmer and politician. He was also a sympathiser with the American W…

4. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49

   …cely reached again during the last century." Wilbur Wright.^^ ::cl:: == William Samuel Henson 1843 == {{Databox Image="WilliamSamuelHenson.jpg" title="William Samuel Henson" width="200" Born="1812" Died="1888" }} Long before the **Wright brothers…

5. Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25

   …935, he could not afford the renewal fee of '''£5'''. Soon after this he was approached by two ex-RAF men, Rolf Dudley-Williams and J. Tinling, who wanted to expand the development of his engine. The three incorporated as Power Jets Ltd. in 1936 w…

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