Thomas Hancock (inventor) life's work as "The Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India-Rubber Industry in England". He died 26 March 1865, at Stoke Newington. Eiichiro Oda drew inspiration from Thomas Hancock to create the character, Boa Hancock, who's in love with a man made of rubber in the Japanese manga and anime series, One Piece. Thomas Hancock (inventor) Thomas Hancock (8 May 1786 – 26 March 1865), elder brother of inventor Walter Hancock, was an English self-taught manufacturing engineer who founded the British rubber industry. He invented the masticator, a machine that shredded rubber scraps and which allowed rubber to be
Edison Bridge (Ohio) then abolishing it on August 30, 1946. The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the lift span on April 19, 1985 after an inspection which predicted a collapse due to its own weight; it formally abandoned the span in April 1986 and subsequently removed it in May 1989, converting its approaches to fishing piers. Edison Bridge (Ohio) The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge, otherwise known as the Edison Bridge, carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is in length, was completed in 1965. It was named for inventor and nearby Milan native Thomas Edison. The