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Bette Lou Higgins's List: science and inventions
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Nov 07, 08
Complete Patent Searching Database and Patent Data Analytics Services.
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Nov 24, 08
Brooklyn Bridge
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Dec 09, 08
Ohio history and science
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Jul 08, 09
Achille Phillion -- entertainer who patented a steam car in 1892
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In 1884, Achille Phillion, an enterprising circus performer, operated a combination museum and 1200-seat playhouse on West Street, along the lines of Barnum. For a base-price admission of ten cents, he offered a pre-performance band concert in front of the theatre and a pot pourri of entertainment on the stage. The theatre became inevitably known as Phillion’s, testifying to the colorful personality of the proprietor. Phillion gave up his theatre in 1888 to go back on the road and died in the performance of his own daredevil act, pedaling a ball on a spiral tract. His theatre was subsequently taken over by a succession of managers until it became known as the Bijou, a twentieth-century burlesque house under Ben Leavitt’s management.
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Oct 26, 09
Wright Brothers materials
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