| 词条 | Elie Aghnides |
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Aghnides' first major invention was the faucet aerator,[3] which is a standard part of nearly all faucets today, in 1943. He said he got the idea from watching a waterfall. He also had a number of related patents[4] throughout the years stemming from his original invention. This invention and its subsequent modifications and additions made him very wealthy. He kept luxury apartments in both New York City and Paris.[5] One of his more unusual inventions was the Rhino,[6] an amphibious, 5-ton, 4-wheeled vehicle designed for multiple terrains. The prototype was built by the Marmon-Harrington Corp. in Indianapolis. It was designed with a low center of gravity to prevent it from tipping over. He demonstrated the invention for the military, but they decided not to purchase the invention because they feared the inflatable wheels could be pierced by gunfire. Several photos and videos[7] exist of the testing of the vehicle, and it was reported in 2015[8] to have been rescued by Eugene Pock of Zionsville, Ind., when the factory moved to Kentucky in the 1960s, and Pock would bring the Rhino to annual threshing meets. It was in Indianapolis where he met Margot Enright, whom he would marry on July 19, 1952.[9] The marriage would be short-lived. After their Indianapolis wedding, the couple honeymooned in Europe, but the couple soon split after that, reportedly over a disagreement on whether or not they would have children.[10] After several years, their divorce was finalized.[11] Aghnides died in 1988 in New York City.[12] References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Daskalides|first1=Dimitri Jacques V Haller|title=Ellie P Prodromou Aghnides|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ellie-P-Aghnides/6000000009109297864|website=Geni|accessdate=9 July 2017}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Aghnides, Ellie}}2. ^{{cite news|title="Margot D. Enright to Say Vows Today"|publisher=The Indianapolis Star|date=19 July 1952}} 3. ^{{cite journal|title=Waterfall Faucet: Miniature Aerating Plant Makes Tap Water Foamy and Splashless|journal=Life|date=5 Aug 1946|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3UwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=elie+aghnides&source=bl&ots=v4b6AMvQC2&sig=sSY88CHm-p1G0UdGbOjtpqtFwqE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3-Jqul_3UAhUT9GMKHScqBZQQ6AEIYzAN#v=onepage&q=elie%20aghnides&f=false}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Patents by Inventor Elie P. Aghnides|url=http://patents.justia.com/inventor/elie-p-aghnides|website=Justia Patents|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Astin|first1=Helen Stavridou|title=The Road From Serres: A Feminist Odyssey|date=2014|location=Los Angeles|accessdate=9 August 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Wild|first1=Chris|title=1954. The Rhino: An all-terrain, unflippable beast|url=http://mashable.com/2015/09/17/the-rhino-vehicle/#UbKXhfiIPgqX|website=Mashable|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=The Rhino: This Bizarre 1954 Vehicle Conquered Impossible Terrains|url=https://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2015/11/photo-of-the-day-596/#more-218978|website=Whale Oil|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=The Sensational Bubble-Topped 1954 Rhino on Film and Images|url=http://theoldmotor.com/?p=150182|website=The Old Motor|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Margot D. Enright to Say Vows Today|work=The Indianapolis Star|date=19 July 1952}} 10. ^{{cite book|last1=Astin|first1=Helen Stavridou|title=The Road From Serres: A Feminist Odyssey|date=2014|location=Los Angeles|accessdate=9 August 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Aghnides v. Aghnides|url=https://casetext.com/case/aghnides-v-aghnides-7|website=Casetext|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web|last1=Daskalides|first1=Dimitri Jacques V Haller|title=Ellie P Prodromou Aghnides|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ellie-P-Aghnides/6000000009109297864|website=Geni|accessdate=9 July 2017}} 6 : 1901 births|1988 deaths|Greek inventors|Greek emigrants to the United States|Constantinopolitan Greeks|20th-century inventors |
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