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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.
- August 19, 2008
- Collections - Artifact
"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.
- Power Line Crossarm and Pin -
- Collections - Artifact
Power Line Crossarm and Pin
- Model of Enrico Fermi Steam Power Plant, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Enrico Fermi Steam Power Plant, circa 1963
- Solar Cell, 2011 - Today, Americans are looking for alternative power sources. Turning sunlight into electricity is one option. This solar cell provides energy for small projects. But can the sun power our vehicles?
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Solar Cell, 2011
Today, Americans are looking for alternative power sources. Turning sunlight into electricity is one option. This solar cell provides energy for small projects. But can the sun power our vehicles?
- Cutaway Model of Radial Blanket Assembly, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Model of Radial Blanket Assembly, circa 1963
- Model of a Flow Guard for Core Fuel Assembly, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Model of a Flow Guard for Core Fuel Assembly, circa 1963
- Radio Power House and Receiving Antenna, Fordlandia, Brazil -
- 1926 - 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Power House and Receiving Antenna, Fordlandia, Brazil
- Sawmill and Power House at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1931 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- August 15, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Sawmill and Power House at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1931
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- Shepard's Foot and Power Lathes Catalog, 1897 -
- January 01, 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Shepard's Foot and Power Lathes Catalog, 1897
- Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Model B of Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, circa 1963