Today in History - May 22, 1906 - Wright brothers patent improvements to “flying machine”. From the patent: Our invention relates to that class of fly ing machines in which the weight is sustained by the reactions resulting when one or more aeroplanes are moved through the air edge-wise at a small angle […]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Wright brothers’ patents
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Engineering Education Blog: Velcro® Trademark is Registered
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 12:32 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History - May 13, 1958 - Velcro® trademark is registered for a fabric hook and loop fastener.
The way George de Mestral, a Swiss mountaineer, tells the story, he was hiking with his dog in 1948 and was frustrated to see all of these burrs covering them both when he returned home. He says […]
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