Curtis, Charles Gordon — born Jan. 25, 1860, Kansas Territory, U.S. died Feb. 8, 1936, Washington, D.C. U.S. inventor. An associate of Thomas Alva Edison, Curtis patented the Curtis steam turbine in 1896. Its principles are still used in large ocean liners and other… … Universalium
Charles Gordon Curtis — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Curtis. Charles Gordon Curtis (20 avril 1860 – 10 mars 1953) est un ingénieur améri … Wikipédia en Français
Charles Gordon Curtis — Vertikale Curtis Turbine von GE … Deutsch Wikipedia
Curtis-Turbine — Charles Gordon Curtis Vertikale Curtis Turbine von GE Charles Gordon Curtis (* 20. April 1860 in Boston … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gordon — Gordon, George * * * (as used in expressions) Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4 conde de Allport, Gordon W(illard) Byron, George (Gordon), 6 barón Childe, V(ere) Gordon Charles William Gordon Craig, (Edward Henry) Gordon Curtis, Charles Gordon… … Enciclopedia Universal
Charles — Charles, Ray * * * (as used in expressions) Adams, Charles Francis Addams, Charles (Samuel) Atlas, Charles Babbage, Charles Barkley, Charles (Wade) Charles Daly Barnet Bartlett, Sir Frederic C(harles) Baudelaire, Charles (Pierre) Charles Edward… … Enciclopedia Universal
Gordon — /gawr dn/, n. 1. Charles George ( Chinese Gordon ; Gordon Pasha ), 1833 85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt. 2. Charles William, real name of Ralph Connor. 3. Lord George, 1751 93, English politician. 4. George Hamilton, 4th… … Universalium
Charles — /chahrlz/, n. 1. (Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II). 2. Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), born 1930, U.S. blues singer and pianist. 3. Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the… … Universalium
Curtis — /kerr tis/, n. 1. Benjamin Robbins, 1809 74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851 57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case. 2. Charles, 1860 1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929 33. 3. Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar /herr… … Universalium
Curtis — ► Mun. de la prov. española de La Coruña; 4 444 h. * * * (as used in expressions) Curtis, Charles Gordon Curtis, Copa Curtis, Cyrus (Herman Kotzschmar) Curtis, Instituto de música Curtis, Tony LeMay, Curtis E(merson) Mayfield, Curtis … Enciclopedia Universal