Elwood Haynes (1857–1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist,
automotive pioneer, entrepreneur and industrialist. He invented the
metal alloys stellite and martensitic stainless steel and designed one
of the earliest automobiles in the United States. His design is
recognized as the first that was acceptable for mass production and,
with the Apperson brothers, he formed the first company in the United
States to profitably produce automobiles. Because of his many advances
in the automotive industry, he is sometimes called the Father of the
Automobile. His frequent travels drew his interest to the idea of a
mechanical device that could transport without need of a horse, and he
began to formulate plans for a motorized vehicle in the early 1890s; he
successfully road tested his first car, the Pioneer, on July 4, 1894.
He formed a partnership with Elmer and Edgar Apperson in 1896 to start
Haynes-Apperson for the commercial production of automobiles, and he
renamed it Haynes Automobile Company in 1905, following the loss of his
partners. He formed Haynes Stellite Company to produce one of the new
alloys he invented and received lucrative contracts during World War I,
making Haynes a millionaire in 1916. After his death from complications
arising from influenza, his Kokomo mansion was converted into the
Elwood Haynes Museum and is open to the public where many of his
original inventions and automobiles are on display.
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1598:
Boris Godunov became the first non-Rurikid Tsar of Russia.
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1610:
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei first observed three of Jupiter's
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1797:
The first official Italian tricolour was adopted by the government of
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1924:
The International Hockey Federation, the global governing body for
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1975:
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women was established
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2. To soil or smear with dirt.
3. To use dense smoke to protect from
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