Les Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone
exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Guitar legend Les Paul and wife Mary Ford demonstrate multi-track
recording on Omnibus, 1953
Les Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone
exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Guitar legend Les Paul and wife Mary Ford demonstrate multi-track
recording on Omnibus, 1953
Henry Ford seated on his Quadricycle
The Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford. It was a
simple frame with an ethanol-powered engine and four bicycle wheels driven
by a chain.The two cylinder engine could produce 4 horsepower with a two
gear transmission, one for 10 mph and the second for 20 mph.
On the morning of Thursday, June 4, 1896, Henry Ford put the finishing
touches on his motor car in his tiny workshop behind his home and took
it out for a test drive. The success of that little vehicle led to the founding
of the Henry Ford Company which later became the Ford Motor Company
in 1903.
The original Quadricycle on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Eugene Polley with his Flash-Matic (L) and a present day remote control
Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control, has died at the age of 96. His
former employer, Zenith Electronics, announced that he died of natural causes
on Sunday, May 20 at a Chicago hospital.
In 1955 Polley invented the Flash-Matic, which shot a beam of light at photo cells
placed on each corner of a TV screen allowing it to change channels as well
as turning it on and off.
Samuel Morse transmitted the first message via telegraph in the United States sent
from Washington to Baltimore, "What hath God Wrought!”, a Bible verse found in
Numbers 23:23. According to the Library of Congress, the message was suggested
by Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of one of Morse’s friends. By 1846, telegraph lines
were erected, connecting major eastern and northern cities.