USKINGS - Old Events - April 25, 2018 - Bell Labs Demonstrates the First Practical Silicon Solar Cell in 1954
(uskings.us) Solar cells, which convert sunlight into electrical current, had their beginnings more than a hundred years ago, though early solar cells were too inefficient to be of much use. In April, 1954, researchers at Bell Laboratories demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell.
USKINGS - Old Events - April 18, 2018 - 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon & Schuster in 1924
(uskings.us) The first book of crossword puzzles ever published was released on this date in 1924. It was also the first book published by Simon & Schuster.
USKINGS - Daily Highlighs - April 17, 2018 - World's first electrified road for charging vehicles opens in Sweden
(uskings.us) Stretch of road outside Stockholm transfers energy from two tracks of rail in the road, recharging the batteries of electric cars and trucks
USKINGS - Old Events - April 15, 2018 - Ray Kroc opens first McDonald's Inc. fast food restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955
(UsKings.org) McDonald's is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Aretha Franklin - The best-selling Gospel musical artist of all time
(uskings.us) Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success.
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Amadeo Giannini - The American banker founded the Bank of America
(uskings.us) Amadeo Pietro Giannini, also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A.P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of America.
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Willis Carrier - The American engineer is best known for inventing modern air conditioning
(uskings.us) Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning. Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902 and, in 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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Gertrude B. Elion - The first female pharmacologist developed the AIDS drug AZT in the U.S.
(uskings.us) Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black.
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Danaher Corporation - The largest conglomerate in the U.S.
(uskings.us) The Danaher Corporation is an American conglomerate with its headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products
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Fluor Corporation - The largest engineering & construction company in the U.S.
(uskings.us) Fluor Corporation is a multinational engineering and construction firm headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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Caterpillar Inc. - The largest construction equipment manufacturer in the U.S.
(uskings.us) Caterpillar Inc. is an American Fortune 100 corporation which designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets and...
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BlackRock, Inc. - The largest global investment management corporation in the U.S.
(uskings.us) BlackRock, Inc. is an American global investment management corporation based in New York City. Founded in 1988, initially
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