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Hace 3 días · Adolphe Kégresse (1879–1943), France/Russia – Kégresse track (first half-track and first off-road vehicle with continuous track), dual-clutch transmission Carl D. Keith (1920–2008), together with John J. Mooney (1930–2020), U.S. – three way catalytic converter
Hace 6 días · The AMC Schneider P 16, also known as the AMC Citroën-Kégresse Modèle 1929 or the Panhard-Schneider P16, was a half-track that was designed for the French Army before World War II. designed to not be a tank, but an “auto-mitrailleuse de Combat” or machine-gun combat car, it was the closest thing to a tank the cavalry could ...
5 de nov. de 2020 · All of us music lovers owe the invention of that marvelous instrument, the saxophone, to a Belgian XIX century prodigy: Adolphe Sax. Adolphe Sax © Public Domain. Born in 1814 the city of Dinant in Namur province, Sax showed early signs of musical talent and curiosity.
Hace 4 días · The cathedral "Notre-Dame" of Luxembourg was built between 1613 and 1621 by the Jesuits to serve as a church to their college (now the National Library).
Hace 4 días · Provenant du podcast Esprit sport. A cent jours des Jeux Paralympiques de Paris 2024, un duo d'athlètes est dans les starting-blocks : l’un des meilleurs sprinteurs non-voyant au monde - le Français Timothée Adolphe - et son guide sur 100m, Charles Renard. Portrait.
Hace 3 días · These sensationally macabre headlines burst from the page as archivist Jim Moske carefully leafed through the delicate, time-worn pages of two curious scrapbooks found deep within The Metropolitan ...
Hace 5 días · He and his descendants would go on to face several conflicts to gradually expand and transform a small kingdom into the nation of France. 987–996 Hugh Capet. 996–1031 Robert II (the Pious) 1031–1060 Henry I. 1060–1108 Philip I. 1108–1137 Louis VI (the Fat) 1137–1180 Louis VII (the Young) 1180–1223 Philip II Augustus.
