Provides in-depth critical essays on important men and women in all areas of achievement, from around the world and throughout history, and includes 409 essays covering 413 individual inventors (including 27 women).--From publisher's note, p. vii.Her innovations included racks that were moved manually and, later, mechanically, racks that moved back and forth, and racks that revolved. In early models, hand-pumped water was poured over dishes held in stationary racks. ... Before her invention, it was thought that mechanized scrubbing was the only way to effectively clean the dishes. The Garis-Cochran Dish-Washing Machine worked so well that it sold in large quantities to hotels and restaurants across the United States, withanbsp;...
Title | : | Great Lives from History: ʻAbbas ibn Firnas - Philip Emeagwali |
Author | : | Alvin K. Benson |
Publisher | : | Salem PressInc - 2010 |
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