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- Reactance Coil, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, 1915-1920 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., is considered "the father of radio control." In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as his home and research laboratory. With 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. A reactance coil is an inductor, blocking high-frequency AC power, allowing low-frequency DC power to pass.
- 1915-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reactance Coil, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, 1915-1920
John Hays Hammond, Jr., is considered "the father of radio control." In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as his home and research laboratory. With 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. A reactance coil is an inductor, blocking high-frequency AC power, allowing low-frequency DC power to pass.
- Radio Microphone, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1915 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Microphone, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1915
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- circa 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- circa 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- Collections Storage at Benson Ford Research Center, August 2006 - The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- August 01, 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Collections Storage at Benson Ford Research Center, August 2006
The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- Collections Storage at Benson Ford Research Center, August 2006 - The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- August 01, 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Collections Storage at Benson Ford Research Center, August 2006
The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- Benson Ford Research Center Reading Room, October 2007 - The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Benson Ford Research Center Reading Room, October 2007
The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- Benson Ford Research Center, August 2003 - The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- August 01, 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Benson Ford Research Center, August 2003
The holdings of The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation are wide-ranging. Along with early corporate records of the Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute, other collections consist of material related to the institution's mission and defined collecting topics. The Benson Ford Research Center, named for the second son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, houses much of the collection.
- X-Ray of the Chair in Which Abraham Lincoln Was Shot at Fords Theatre, Imaged 1999 - In 1999, The Henry Ford carefully assessed and treated its Lincoln rocker. X-Ray photography helped conservators locate seat springs and identify the grid and condition of the seat's lashing twines. Conservators then compressed and secured some of the springs to alleviate tension on the fragile upholstery fabric. This preservation effort ensured that visitors can view this historic American icon for years to come.
- February 01, 1999
- Collections - Artifact
X-Ray of the Chair in Which Abraham Lincoln Was Shot at Fords Theatre, Imaged 1999
In 1999, The Henry Ford carefully assessed and treated its Lincoln rocker. X-Ray photography helped conservators locate seat springs and identify the grid and condition of the seat's lashing twines. Conservators then compressed and secured some of the springs to alleviate tension on the fragile upholstery fabric. This preservation effort ensured that visitors can view this historic American icon for years to come.
- Aeronutronic, Fall 1960 - Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.
- September 1960-November 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Aeronutronic, Fall 1960
Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.