The first solar car was invented by William G. Cobb, the inventor for General Motors, in 1955, and this was followed by the invention of the first solar car which facilitated human transportation by the International Rectifier Company in 1958.
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula (/ËbÉtjÊlÉ/), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae.
Birch Early Origins. PDF Coat of Arms. + Extended History. The surname Birch was first found in Lancashire at Birch, a district chapelry, in the parish of Manchester, union of Chorlton, hundred of Salford. The chapel, dedicated to St. James, is supposed to have been originally built by a member of the family of Birch.