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Jul 6, 2024 · In 1836, Charles Grafton Page, an American scientist, created a device known as the “induction coil,” which could step up voltages using a similar principle to modern transformers. However, it was not until the 1870s that true transformers, as we understand them today, began to take shape.
Jul 12, 2024 · In 1849, Charles Grafton Page, the Washington scientist and inventor, commenced a project to build an electromagnetically powered locomotive, with substantial funds appropriated by the US Senate. Davenport challenged the expenditure of public funds, arguing for the motors he had already invented.
3 days ago · Excerpts from Elisha Gray's patent caveat of February 14 and Alexander Graham Bell's lab notebook entry of March 8, demonstrating similarities. In the summer of 1874, Gray developed a harmonic telegraph device using vibrating reeds that could transmit musical tones, but not intelligible speech.
Jul 15, 2024 · On July 13, 2024, Charles Mangapi, an inmate from Springhill Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days for Motor Vehicle Theft (x2) and Sexual Interference of a Person Under 16 since June 7, 2024. The inmate’s next of kin has been notified.
4 days ago · Duke Charles did not make Grafton House his family's Northamptonshire seat. When Hanmer's lease of the mansion and demesnes expired in 1721, the premises were leased (at a much increased rent) to a Towcester grazier and thereafter simply became the largest of the farms on the estate at Grafton.
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3 days ago · The Deutsche Bundespost ( lit. 'German Federal Post') was a German state-run postal service and telecommunications business founded in 1947. It was initially the second largest federal employer during its time. After staff reductions in the 1980s, the staff was reduced to roughly 543,200 employees in 1985.
