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This is a list of inventions followed by name of the inventor (or whom it is named after). For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies. For the musical form, see Invention (music). ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... This is a list of etymological lists. ...

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Archimedes screw. ... For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation). ... The Argand lamp was invented and patented in 1780 by Aimé Argand . ... Aimé Argand (July 5, 1750-1803) was Swiss physicist and chemist. ... Armstrong cannon at the Chulachomklao fort, Samut Prakan, Thailand A Rifled Breech Loader (RBL) is a large artillery piece which unlike the cannon and Rifled Muzzle Loader (RML) which preceded it, has rifling in the barrel and is loaded from the breech at the rear of the gun. ... William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 - December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire. ... Bakelite is a material based on the thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride developed in 1907–1909 by Belgian-American Dr. Leo Baekeland. ... Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944) Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Ghent, November 14, 1863 - February 23, 1944) was a Belgian-American chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893) and Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile, and popular plastic. ... The becquerel (symbol Bq) is the SI derived unit of radioactivity, defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. ... Antoine Henri Becquerel (December 15, 1852 – August 25, 1908) was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of radioactivity. ... Bessemer Converter, Schematic Diagram The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. ... Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) Sir Henry Bessemer (January 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898), English engineer and inventor, was born at Charlton near Hitchin in Hertfordshire. ... A ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen is a writing instrument, more specifically a pen, similar to a pencil in size and shape. ... Ballpoint pen, disassembled (top) and complete (bottom) A ballpoint pen (also eponymously known in British English as a biro and pronounced bye-row in Britain but sometimes bee-row elsewhere), is a modern writing instrument. ... Ladislao Laszlo Josef Biro (A FAMOUS BASEBALL PLAYER FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDNALS!!!) (Bíró László József, September 29, 1899 - November 24, 1985) is considered the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen. ... The Blacker Bombard was a cheap anti-tank weapon devised by Lt-Col Blacker in the early years of the Second World War. ... A typical bowie knife, with its hallmark large blade and unique shape. ... James Bowie James Bowie (probably April 10, 1796 - March 6, 1836), aka Jim Bowie, was a nineteenth century pioneer and soldier who took a prominent part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo. ... Braille code where the word (, French for first) can be read. ... Louis Braille (January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852) was the inventor of braille[1], a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing. ... The Browning Automatic Rifle (commonly known as the BAR; properly pronounced bee ay are) is a family of automatic rifles (or machine rifles) and light machine guns used by the United States and other countries during the 20th century. ... John Moses Browning (January 21[1] or January 23,[2] 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed myriad varieties of weapons, cartridges, and gun mechanics, many of which are still in use around the world. ... Look up Bunsen burner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (31 March 1811 – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist. ... Rampant Colt - The original logo of Colts Firearms Colts Manufacturing Company was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1847 by Samuel Colt in order to produce revolvers, which Colt held the patent on, during the Mexican-American War. ... Samuel Colt (19th century engraving) Samuel Colt (born Hartford, Connecticut July 19, 1814 - died Hartford, Connecticut January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and industrialist. ... A column still also called a continuous still, patent still, or coffey still is a variety of still that consists of two columns. ... Aeneas Coffey (1780-1852) was born in Calais, France where he spent his early years. ... In sailing, a cunningham or cunninghams eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. ... Briggs Swift Cunningham II was a victorious Americas Cup sailor and inventor, as well as, being a racecar enthusiast, driver, team owner, racecar owner, and racecar builder. ... An 1837 daguerreotype by Daguerre. ... Louis Daguerre Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787 - 1851) was the Basque artist and chemist who is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography. ... Davy lamp The Davy lamp is a candle containing safety lamp devised in 1815 by Humphry Davy. ... Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and physicist. ... Lunchbox and vacuum bottle owned by Harry S. Truman A vacuum flask or Thermos flask is a bottle that reduces heat transfer from the inside to the outside and conversely to a minimum, and therefore keeps warm drinks warm and refrigerated drinks cold. ... For other persons named James Dewar, see James Dewar (disambiguation). ... Early 20th-century engraving of a gravity cell. ... John Frederic Daniell (March 12, 1790 - March 13, 1845) was an English chemist and physicist. ... A diesel engine built by MAN AG in 1906 Rudolf Diesels 1893 patent on his engine design A Diesel engine is an internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle. ... This article is about Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor. ... Dolby NR is a noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories for use in analogue magnetic tape recording. ... Dolby (left) is inducted into the NIHF Ray Dolby (born January 18, 1933) is the American inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He is the founder and chairman of Dolby Laboratories. ... Doppler Effect Doppler radar uses the Doppler effect to measure the radial velocity of targets in the antennas directional beam. ... Christian Doppler Johann Christian Andreas Doppler (November 29, 1803 – March 17, 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist, most famous for the hypothesis of what is now known as the Doppler effect which is the apparent change in frequency and wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer... A source of waves moving to the left. ... Conical flask For the episode of The X-Files, see The Erlenmeyer Flask. ... Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (28 June 1825 - 22 January 1909) was a German chemist, usually known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer. ... A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. ... Foucaults Pendulum in the Panthéon, Paris. ... J. B. Léon Foucault Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (18 September 1819–11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earths rotation. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Not to be confused with Fresnel lantern. ... Augustin Fresnel Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced [] in AmE (or fray-NELL), [] in French) (May 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827), was a French physicist who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics. ... The Galil is one of the standard assault rifles used by the Israel Defense Forces. ... Israel Galili (Balashnikov) (February 10, 1911 - February 8, 1986) main designer of the Galil assault rifle, one of the standard used by the Israel Defense Forces. ... The Galvanic cell, named after Luigi Galvani, consists of two different metals connected by a salt bridge or a porous disk between the individual half-cells. ... Luigi Galvani - Italian physician famous for making frogs legs twitch. ... An 1865 Gatling gun. ... Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 - February 26, 1903) was an American inventor, best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun. ... A Gatso speed camera Gatso is a brand of speed camera manufacturd by the Dutch company Gatsometer BV. The Gatso works by using radar to measure the speed of vehicles, and then photographing the vehicle from the rear, after it has passed the camera, if it is travelling above the... Maurice Gatsonides (born February 14, 1911 - Died November, 1998) was a Dutch rally driver and inventor. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Johannes (Hans) Wilhelm Geiger (September 30, 1882 – September 24, 1945) was a German physicist. ... A Geiger-Müller tube (or GM tube) is the sensing element of a Geiger counter instrument that can detect a single particle of ionizing radiation, and typically produce an audible click for each. ... Johannes (Hans) Wilhelm Geiger (September 30, 1882 – September 24, 1945) was a German physicist. ... Walther Müller was a German physicist, most well known for his improvement of Hans Geigers counter for ionizing radiation, now known as the Geiger-Mueller tube. ... The M1 Garand (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ... Garand points out features of M-1 to Army generals John Cantius Garand (January 1, 1888 - February 16, 1974) was a designer of firearms most famous for creating the first semi-automatic rifle to be put into active military service, the M1 Garand. ... Collection of Modern Safety Razors - Gillette Fusion Power, Gillette M3Power, Mach3 Turbo Champion, Schick Quattro Chrome, Schick Quattro Power, Gillette Mach3, Gillette Sensor, Schick Xtreme3, Schick Xtreme SubZero, and Schick Xtreme3 Disposables A razor is an edge tool primarily used in shaving. ... King C. Gillette King Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman, popularly, but incorrectly, known as the inventor of the safety razor. ... Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604 - March 10, 1670), a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist. ... Gobelin was the name of a family of dyers, who in all probability came originally from Reims, and who in the middle of the 15th century established themselves in the Faubourg Saint Marcel, Paris, on the banks of the Bièvre. ... Gore-Tex membrane, electron microphotograph Gore-Tex (abbreviated GTX) is a registered trademark of W.L. Gore & Associates best known for its use in relation to waterproof/breathable fabrics. ... This article is about the decapitation device. ... Portrait of Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (May 28, 1738 – March 26, 1814) did not invent the guillotine, but on October 10, 1789 proposed the use of a mechanical device to carry out death penalties in France. ...

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Andrew Smith Hallidie was a Scot who came to America to seek his fortune, with his father, in the goldfields of California. ... Andrew Smith Hallidie Andrew Smith Hallidie (16 March 1836 – 24 April 1900) was the promoter of the Clay Street Hill Railroad in San Francisco. ... A Halligan bar (also called a Halligan tool or simply Halligan) is a special tool commonly used in the fire and rescue service. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Born on January 11, 1895 in Evanston, Illinois, to William Andrew and Idea Louise Strong Hammond, Laurens showed his great technical prowess from an early age. ... Illustration of device (closed) Charles G. Hutchinson invented and patented the Hutchinson Patent Stopper in 1879 as a replacement for cork bottle stoppers which were commonly being used as stoppers on soda water or pop bottles. ... Jacquard loom on display at Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England The Jacquard Loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, which utilized holes punched in pasteboard, each row of which corresponded to one row of the design. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Josephson junctions, first postulated by B. D. Josephson and first made by John Rowell and Philip Anderson, are quantum-mechanical circuit elements of superconducting devices. ... Brian David Josephson (born Cardiff, Wales, UK, January 4, 1940) is a British physicist whose discovery of the Josephson effect as a 22-year-old graduate student won him the 1973 Nobel Prize for Physics, which he shared with Leo Esaki and Ivar Giaever. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... Mikhail Kalashnikov, circa 2000 Lieutenant General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (Russian: , Mihail Timofeevič KalaÅ¡nikov) (born November 10, 1919) is a famous Russian gun designer, most famous for his AK-47, frequently called the Kalashnikov. ... Kipp apparatus Kipps apparatus, also called Kipp generator, is an apparatus used in chemical laboratories for preparation of small volumes of gases. ... The Land camera was the first instant camera. It was invented by Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid. ... Edwin Herbert Land Edwin Herbert Land (May 12, 1909 â€“ March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor. ... The Leigh Light (abbreviated L/L) was a British World War II era anti submarine device used in the Second Battle of the Atlantic. ... Wing Commander Humphrey de Verd Leigh, OBE, DFC, AFC; (born Aldershot, Hampshire, 26 July 1897 - ?) He entered the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1915 and went on to serve in the early Royal Air Force (RAF) 1918–19. ... Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by John Loudon McAdam in the early 1800s. ... John Loudon McAdam (born September 21, 1756 in Ayr; died November 26, 1836 in Moffat) was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. ... The Mae West was a common nickname of a Type B-4 life preserver (inflatable lifejacket), used during World War II by the Allies. ... A lifejacket is an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer floating above the surface of the water. ... MAE-West is a major Internet peering point located in San Jose, California. ... Mackintosh shop, Burlington Arcade, London. ... Charles Macintosh (December 29, 1766 _ July 25, 1843) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics. ... Diagram of a Bermuda or Marconi rig, in this case a typical monohull sloop The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats. ... For the inventor of radio,and macoroni see the competing claims in history of radio and the invention of radio. ... Glass canning jars, also known as fruit jars or mason jars (named after its inventor not masonry) have been around since the early 1850s and today are eagerly sought after by collectors. ... John Landis Mason (1826 - February 1902) was a native of Philadelphia, a tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for fruit jars that have come to be known as Mason jars. ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy 1895 . ... Hiram S. Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 4, 1840 - November 24, 1916) was the inventor of the Maxim Gun in 1884, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun. ... Cultivated raspberries The raspberry (plural, raspberries) is the edible fruit of a number of species of the genus Rubus. ... Peach Melba The Peach Melba is a classic dessert, invented in London to honour the Australian soprano, Dame Nellie Melba (1861 - 1931). ... Melba toast is a very dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast often served with soups and salads, or topped with melted cheese. ... Dame Nelly Melba in role of Rosina from the Barber of Seville Dame Nellie Melba (May 19, 1861 - February 23, 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian opera soprano, the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. ... Molotov cocktail is the generic name for a variety of crude incendiary weapons. ... For other uses, see Molotov (disambiguation). ... The term Moog(pronounced // as in moan) synthesizer can refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for analog and digital music synthesisers. ... Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (pronounced // to rhyme with vogue, not //) (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ... 1922 Chart of the Morse Code Letters and Numerals Morse code is a method for transmitting telegraphic information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a message. ... Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse by Mathew Brady, between 1855 and 1865 Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor, and painter of portraits and historic scenes; he is most famous for inventing the electric telegraph and Morse code. ... The Owen Gun, which was known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo) Owen in 1939. ... A pavlova bought from a Foodtown in New Zealand. ... Photographic postcard of Anna Pavlova as Aspicia in The Pharoahs Daughter, circa 1910 Anna Pavlova as Nikiya in the Grand Pas Classique of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadere, circa 1902 Anna Pavlova is also the name of an Olympic gymnast. ... Pasteurization (or pasteurisation) is the process of heating liquids for the purpose of destroying viruses and harmful organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. ... Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. ... The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1953 until 1988 when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 IW (Individual Weapon). ... A peavey or peavey hook is a logging tool consisting of a handle, generally from 30 to 50 inches long (0. ... Man looking at fungus inside of petri dishes A Petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical dish that biologists use to culture microbes. ... Julius Richard Petri (Barmen, May 31, 1852 – December 20, 1921 in Zeitz), German bacteriologist who invented the Petri dish. ... The pulaski is a special hand tool used in wildland firefighting. ... Ed Pulaski was a United States Forest Service ranger in Wallace, Idaho. ... In electronics, a loading coil is a coil (inductor) that does not provide coupling to any other circuit, but is inserted in a circuit to increase its inductance. ... Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Ph. ... The prusik knot or prusik hitch is a friction hitch knot most commonly used by climbers for ascending. ... Dr. Karl Prusik (1896 - 1961) was an Austrian mountaineer who is known as the inventor of the prusik knot. ...

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This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, CBE (Tamil: ) (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist, who was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the Raman effect, which is named after him. ... The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. ... Charles Francis Richter (April 26, 1900 – April 20, 1985), was an American seismologist, born in Hamilton, Ohio. ... Variations of Rubiks Cubes (from left to right: Rubiks Revenge, Rubiks Cube, Professors Cube, & Pocket Cube). ... ErnÅ‘ Rubik ErnÅ‘ Rubik (born July 13, 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, sculptor and professor of architecture. ... An Italian sandwich. ... The Earl of Sandwich is a title in the peerage of England, created by Charles II and bestowed upon Sir Edward Montagu. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... Life-size statue of Adolphe Sax outside his birthplace in Dinant, Belgium. ... Shrapnel, in the strict sense, is shot deliberately included in a landmine or shell intended to be scattered by the explosion. ... Henry Shrapnel (June 3, 1761 - March 13, 1842) was a British Army officer and inventor, most famously of the shrapnel shell. Henry Shrapnel was born in Wiltshire, England. ... The Schick test, invented between 1910 and 1911, is a test used to determine whether or not a person is susceptible to diphtheria. ... Béla Schick (July 16, 1877 - December 6, 1967), was the Hungarian-born American pediatrician. ... Sousaphone player in Washington Square, New York City The sousaphone is a type of tuba often used in a marching band. ... Portrait of John Philip Sousa taken in 1900 John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known particularly for American military marches. ... Alexis Soyer (1809-1858) was a famous French chef who became the most famous cook in London. ... Stark spectroscopy or electroabsorption spectroscopy is a form of UV/Vis spectroscopy, where the sample is exposed to a strong electrical field. ... Johannes Stark (April 15, 1874 – June 21, 1957) was a prominent 20th century physicist, and a Physics Nobel Prize laureate. ... The Sten gun was a British submachine gun from World War II, notable for its simple design and low cost of production, being made from only 47 different parts. ... Cut away diagram of a Rhombic Drive Beta Stirling Engine Design Pink - Hot cylinder wall, Dark grey - Cold cylinder wall (with coolant inlet and outlet pipes in Yellow), Dark Green - Thermal insulation separating the two cylinder ends, Light Green - Displacer piston, Dark Blue - Power piston, Light Blue - Flywheels, Not Shown... Reverend Dr Robert Stirling The Reverend Dr Robert Stirling (October 25, 1790 - June 6, 1878) was a Scottish clergyman, and inventor of a highly efficient heat engine. ... Almon Brown Strowger (1839 - May 26, 1902) gave his name to the electromechanical telephone exchange technology that his invention and patent inspired. ... central office = Exchange building in the U.S. telephone exchange = Exchange building in the UK, and is also the UK name for a telephone switch, and also has a technical meaning in U.S. telecoms telephone switch is the U.S. term, but is in increasing use in technical UK... Almon Brown Strowger (1839 – May 26, 1902) gave his name to the electromechanical telephone exchange technology that his invention and patent inspired. ... For the Clash song, see Tommy Gun (song). ... For other persons named John Thompson, see John Thompson (disambiguation). ... Tesla Coil at Questacon, the Australian National Science Centre museum A Tesla coil (also teslacoil) is a type of resonant transformer, named after its inventor, Nikola Tesla. ... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)[1] was a world-renowned Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. ... The Tesla turbine is a bladeless turbine design patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... A young Leon Theremin playing his invention Leon Theremin (born Lev Sergeivitch Termen) (August 15, 1896–November 3, 1993) was the Russian inventor of the Theremin, an electronic musical instrument. ... Look up uzi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Uziel Uzi Gal (Hebrew: עוזיאל עוזי גל), born Gotthard Glass (December 15, 1923–September 7, 2002), was a German-born Israeli gun designer best remembered as the designer and namesake of the Uzi submachine gun. ... A vernier scale lets one read more precisely from a measurement scale. ... Pierre Vernier (1580–1637) was a French mathematician and instrument inventor. ... A copper-zinc Voltaic pile A Voltaic pile on display in the Tempio Voltiano The Voltaic pile is the first modern electric battery, invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800. ... This article is about the physicist Alessandro Volta. ... The Wagner tuba is a comparatively rare brass instrument that combines elements of both the horn and the tuba. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Wedgwood is a British pottery firm, originally founded by Josiah Wedgwood, and possibly the most famous name ever associated with pottery in any form, which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to become Waterford Wedgwood. ... Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (July 12, 1730 – January 3, 1795, born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. ... A pair of Wellington boots The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... On railways an air brake is a brake operated by compressed air. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Oliver Fisher Winchester (November 30, 1810 - December 11, 1880) was a famous American businessman and politician. ... Zeppelins are a type of rigid airship pioneered by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century, based in part on an earlier design by aviation pioneer David Schwarz. ... For other uses, see Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation). ...

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