Word: motorize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...time he had worn a silk hat on the trip) the President went ashore with Mrs. Harding, as a land battery fired another salute. Awaiting him were James H. King, Canadian Minister of Public Works; John Oliver, Prime Minister of British Columbia, and Mayor Charles Tiedall of Vancouver. Entering motor cars, the party drove through streets lined with cheering crowds and decorated with bunting and innumerable Canadian and American flags...
Arrangements were made with the city of Rochester to furnish motor cars to take the delegates to that city after the convention, there to pay a tribute at the grave of the late Susan B. Anthony, long one of the leading champions of woman's rights. It is worth while noting, however, that at the time of the convention of 1848, Miss Anthony was not yet a convert to the ideals espoused at that meeting...
...gear is a section of cased shafting, turned by a 5-horsepower motor. The driving end was speeded up to 17,000 revolutions per minute, while the other end of the shaft was making only five revolutions an hour. It has lifted 12 tons and has not reached its limit. The gear has no cogwheels nor even teeth, but turns on ball bearings between rollers of various diameters, slightly off center. The difference in diameters establishes the rate of reduction in speed and increase of power...
...process, by conducting the distillation of the coal at low temperature, sacrifices about half of the maximum obtainable illuminating gas, as well as ammonium sulphate. On the other hand, the illuminating gas resulting from the new process is of a better quality, and five times the amount of motor fuel oil is obtained, in addition to benzine, pitch, creosote and innumerable coal tar products...
...Graylark and its two sister ships represent the very last word in modern construction. It is the fastest commercial flying boat in the world, driven by a Liberty motor and having a speed of 130 miles per hour when fully loaded with pilot, four passengers and gas for three or four hours' cruising. A single wing is adequately braced by a pair of struts projecting on either side from the hull, the structural resistance in the air being reduced to a minimum. The engine starts at the pressing of a button ? gone are the days when mechanics...