Thomas Bell
Thomas Bell
English inventor who invented a better way of applying prints to fabric. Using a cylindrical roller, Bell showed it was possible to print designs on fabric rapidly, consistently, and with little labor. Not only did this make it possible for everyone to enjoy more colorful and attractive clothing, but it also presaged the use of similar technologies in the print industry (e.g., ditto machines, rotary printing presses, etc.).
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A medieval legend held that the bell was "invented" in Nola, in the Campania, Italy, and that St. paulinus of nola was responsible for its adop… Printing , In the Middle Ages, books were laboriously copied by hand. They were rare, carefully preserved in monasteries and private collections, and too expens… Charles Bell , Charles Bell
1960–
Chief executive officer and president, McDonald's Corporation
Nationality: Australian.
Born: November 7, 1960, in Kingsford, Austr…
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