"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4229057 | Bearings A bearing, particularly a railway bearing, is described wherein a thrust disc at one end of the axle is located between axially opposed thrust faces in the bearing housing. One of the thrust faces is provided by a number of arcuate elements assembled into... | 10/21/1980 |