William Champion (metallurgist) — William Champion (1709 1789) is credited with patenting a process in Great Britain to distill zinc from calamine using charcoal in a smelter. As came from a family who were already concerned in the metal trade at Bristol, his father being a… … Wikipedia
List of Indian inventions — [ thumb|200px|right|A hand propelled wheel cart, Indus Valley Civilization (3000–1500 BCE). Housed at the National Museum, New Delhi.] [ 200px|thumb|Explanation of the sine rule in Yuktibhasa .] List of Indian inventions details significant… … Wikipedia
Technology — By the mid 20th century, humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the atmosphere of the Earth for the first time and explore space. Technology … Wikipedia
John T. Wilder — John Thomas Wilder (January 31, 1830 ndash; October 20, 1917) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. As an industrialist, he was instrumental in developing the natural resources of the State of Tennessee.Early life and… … Wikipedia
Zachariah Adam Hall — (February 28 1865 ndash; ) was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1914 to 1919.He was born in Millbank, Canada West, the son of Thomas… … Wikipedia
Escalator — For the album by Sam Gopal, see Escalator (album). Escalators in a Copenhagen Metro station, Denmark, 2007 Escalator in action, 2011 An e … Wikipedia
Churchill Machine Tool Company — The Churchill Machine Tool Company Limited Type Machine Tool Manufacturer Industry Engineering Fate Taken over, liquidated … Wikipedia
