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Bell, Lawrence |
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Bell, Lawrence (Dale) (1894–1956) aircraft designer; born in Mentone, Ind. He began as an airplane mechanic, then worked in management for several companies including Glenn Martin. In 1935 he organized the Bell Aircraft Corporation which produced helicopters, guided missiles, and other aircraft. In 1947 he designed the X-1, the first rocket-propelled airplane, in which Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| facility in Bell, Lawrence Ledent, a truck driver from Los Angeles, and Anthony Hart, a dock worker from La Puente, were arrested and charged with grand theft. Interesting couplings, such as works by Isabel Whitney and John Donne, King James's Daemonologie and Ben Jonson's Masque of Queens, and John Harington's translation of Orlando Furioso and native English defenses of women, in the essays by Ilona Bell, Lawrence Normand, and Pamela Joseph Benson, respectively, also suggest ways in which literary history can be rewritten. Interesting couplings, such as works by Isabel Whitney and John Donne, King James's Daemonologie and Ben Jonson's Masque of Queens, and John Harington's translation of Orlando Furioso and native English defenses of women, in the essays by Ilona Bell, Lawrence Normand, and Pamela Joseph Benson, respectively, also suggest ways in which literary history can be rewritten. |
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