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Ferguson was born on his family's farm at Growell, near Dromore, County Down. While still in his teens he entered his brother Joe's car and cycle repair business in Belfast as an apprentice, but had soon developed a motor cycle and racing car of his own. In 1909 he made the first powered flight in Ireland in a machine of his own design, flying from Dundrum to Newcastle, Co Down. In 1911 he opened his own car business in May Street, Belfast, later moving to Donegall Square East.
In 1914 he began to sell American tractors but, finding them heavy and dangerous to operate, he designed and built a new plough which was coupled to the tractor in three-point linkage, so that both formed a single unit. This 'Ferguson System', building on the earlier two-point linkage patented in 1919, was patented in 1928. Together with many other inventions, it was to revolutionise farming.
In 1936 he started manufacturing his own tractors, but three years later entered into partnership with Henry Ford; over 300,000 of the new Ford Ferguson tractors were made. Following a lawsuit with Ford's grandson, the partnership was dissolved in 1947.
Ferguson went on to design a light-weight tractor, the TC-20, or "Wee Fergie", which was assembled by Standard Motor Company of Coventry; about half a million of these were made. He later entered another stormy partnership, this time with Massey-Harris of Toronto, to form the Massey-Ferguson Company.
All his life he promoted motor cycle and car racing; his efforts led to the Stormont Road Races Act (1932), which made possible the first Ulster Grand Prix. He also lobbied the R.A.C. to organise the famous Tourist Trophy motor cycle races (1928-36). In later life he applied himself to the design of four-wheel-drive cars. He died in Stow-on-the Wold in October 1960.
Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) Almonte, Ontario.
Some concerned citizen supplied a touque and scharf.
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Saturday midday, Sixpence and I rehashed our Friday night costumes, though I vied for a less dressy-more laboratory version and added an accoutrement rack and snake light to my hat.
This man invented the Evolver Bag, which is a multi-purpose bag that can be used for photography, laptop, messenger or travel. I was privileged to have been invited to his party and I was able to capture this precious moment while he was checking his phone messages.
dr. motte, inventor of the love parade, seen at the karneval der kulturen in berlin, germany.
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On April 9, 2010, I played hooky today and spent the day with the inventor of the egg carton and refrigerator shipping (the same great lady!), the creator of Thanksgiving and Mary Had a Little Lamb (the same lady!), a signer of The Declaration of Independence, the voice of the Phillies, an Arctic explorer, Titanic victims and many many more! I spent the day at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. A cemetery on my visit wish list! One more off the list! I got to half of it. HALF! I missed some major monuments, but there was just no time! If you enjoy Victorian art, you must visit this cemetery…it’s more art garden than graveyard. So pick a nice day…bring along a picnic basket and make the day of it!
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a great cemetery. It would be a great thing if all cemeteries could be like Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. They get the community involved by having fun events (not just tours) in the cemetery itself. Folktales, music, balls, banquets…all in the cemetery. It’s exactly what the founders wanted. A city park that is open for all. There just happens to be people buried there, that’s all!
I teach a Lego Mindstorms class at Art Center in Pasadena. This is Andrew, thoughtfully working on his robot.
Not too happy with the focus, but I like the way this came out, anyway. I think it captures a little of the "lego reverie."
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InVenture Prize 2016, held in the theater at the Ferst Center for the Arts, broadcasted by Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), hosted by Faith Salie
Available light portrait of Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, iBot, Autosyringe, and now working on a way to provide clean water and power to as many as 1 billion people in third world countries.
I literally had only five minutes to make this picture. Using available light at his house required careful planning and a good vision of what I wanted from the image. Photographed at home in Bedford, New Hampshire. February, 2007. ©Tony Donaldson/Retna Ltd.
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Milton Harris, a 1926 chemistry alumnus, earned 35 patents over his career leading research teams that developed coated razor blades, flame- and radiation resistant textiles, wrinkle-free cotton, moth-proof wool, and the forerunner of a hairstyling staple, the perm. He established Oregon State’s first endowed chair, the Milton Harris Chair of Materials Science, in 1984. It's estimated that his discovery of shrink-proofing fabrics saved the U.S. Army $1,500,000 per month during World War II. #OSU150
The Writers Edition 2014 is paying tribute to Daniel Defoe, an English novelist, pamphleteer and journalist who is most famous for being the author of Robinson Crusoe (1719) - a story of a man shipwrecked alone on an island. Defoe is considered one of the founders of the English novel. Robinson Crusoe marked the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre.
Referring to Crusoe's unsuccessful attempts to escape the island on a raft, the shape of this Limited Edition is modelled on his paddle. Inspired by the colour and structure of wood, the precious resin of the cap and barrel symbolises Robinson Crusoe's island life reduced to the simplest of things. Fine engraving of typical 18th-century ornamentation that decorated book covers at the time adorn the cap ring and cone. The elaborately decorated clip in the shape of a feather is reminiscent of Crusoe's loyal parrot "Poll“, which is found as a fine engraving on the ruthenium-plated 750 gold nib. The filigree engravings on the rings recall the stitching of Robinson's clothing, which he had to make himself after being shipwrecked. The signature of his inventor, Daniel Defoe, is immortalised as a fine engraving on the cap and completes this fascinating Limited Edition in honour of the author of Robinson Crusoe.
An eminent scientist, inventor, engineer, innovator and one of the most influential figures in human history.
I promise myself not to do anymore simple pencil portraits, so I went over my pencil sketch, I did yesterday with some charcoal and water colours and throw it in the middle of this cool digital frame..............
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