The name John in its Greek form á¼°ÏÎ¬Î½Î½Î·Ï (IÅannÄs) features prominently in the New Testament, being borne by John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and several others; the Gospel of John, three epistles, and Revelation are each attributed to a John . As a result, the name became immensely popular in Christian societies.n Welsh, the name John is rendered as Ieuan (pronounced as Yay-an or Yey-an), and as Ifan (pronounced IV-an), Ianto (pronounced as Yan-to) or Ioan (pronounced as Yo-an) or Sion (siÃ´n pronounced As-sh). On ifan eventually became rendered Into english As. evan
This is ironic, because the spot-type disc brake is an American invention. In 1898, Elmer Ambrose Sperry of Cleveland designed an electric car having front-wheel disc brakes. He made a large disc integral with the hub on each wheel.
The system was only used for one year. In 1927 Stutz switched to Lougheed hydraulic brakes, the company producing kits to convert the 1926 models. By 1931 various US manufacturerâs, including Chrysler, Dodge, Desoto, Dodge, Franklin, Graham, Plymouth, Reo and Graham produced cars with hydraulic brakes.