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- Compound Vertical Marine Steam Engine, circa 1893 - This steam engine was built to power a small boat. Its compound design meant that steam was used twice -- in both a high- and a low-pressure cylinder. The engine features an unusual spiral-cut collar on its crankshaft that changes the valve timing, allowing the engine -- and the boat -- to operate in the reverse direction.
- circa 1893
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Compound Vertical Marine Steam Engine, circa 1893
This steam engine was built to power a small boat. Its compound design meant that steam was used twice -- in both a high- and a low-pressure cylinder. The engine features an unusual spiral-cut collar on its crankshaft that changes the valve timing, allowing the engine -- and the boat -- to operate in the reverse direction.
- Marine Compound Steam Engine, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Marine Compound Steam Engine, circa 1890
- Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
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Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963
- "Kinetic Energy and Brakes," Clip from Interview with Carroll Shelby, August 19, 2008 - Carroll Shelby is synonymous with performance automobiles. His Cobras, with Ford V-8 engines dropped into lightweight British AC sports cars, took the racing world by storm in the 1960s. His collaborations with Ford and Chrysler continue to inspire auto enthusiasts. The Henry Ford interviewed Shelby in 2008 as a part of the Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- August 19, 2008
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"Kinetic Energy and Brakes," Clip from Interview with Carroll Shelby, August 19, 2008
Carroll Shelby is synonymous with performance automobiles. His Cobras, with Ford V-8 engines dropped into lightweight British AC sports cars, took the racing world by storm in the 1960s. His collaborations with Ford and Chrysler continue to inspire auto enthusiasts. The Henry Ford interviewed Shelby in 2008 as a part of the Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- "Pneumonic Tempus for 1951: For Research and Practical Application of the Visible Spectrum," 1950 -
- 1950
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"Pneumonic Tempus for 1951: For Research and Practical Application of the Visible Spectrum," 1950
- Dinshah Spectro-Chrome Institute Spectro-Chrome, circa 1945 -
- circa 1945
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Dinshah Spectro-Chrome Institute Spectro-Chrome, circa 1945
- "Fortune," September 1953 -
- September 01, 1953
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"Fortune," September 1953
- Informational Wheel Chart for the Wise Use of Energy Conservation, 2011 - Some environmentalists suggest that changes in individual behavior can help reduce global energy use. This choice wheel showed consumers how to conserve energy in different areas of home and life, from the laundry room to the car dealership.
- 2011
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Informational Wheel Chart for the Wise Use of Energy Conservation, 2011
Some environmentalists suggest that changes in individual behavior can help reduce global energy use. This choice wheel showed consumers how to conserve energy in different areas of home and life, from the laundry room to the car dealership.
- Apron, 1973-1982 - Carrie Dickerson -- a community activist who led an effort to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant near Claremore, Oklahoma -- created this apron depicting alternative energy sources. Dickerson and her husband spent their retirement savings and mortgaged their farm to pay for legal proceedings and fees. Dickerson also raffled off quilts and aprons to fund the effort -- a cause she ultimately won.
- 1973-1982
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Apron, 1973-1982
Carrie Dickerson -- a community activist who led an effort to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant near Claremore, Oklahoma -- created this apron depicting alternative energy sources. Dickerson and her husband spent their retirement savings and mortgaged their farm to pay for legal proceedings and fees. Dickerson also raffled off quilts and aprons to fund the effort -- a cause she ultimately won.
- Ford Batteries "Giant of Energy" Advertisning Display, July 1939 -
- July 07, 1939
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Ford Batteries "Giant of Energy" Advertisning Display, July 1939