Biography charles brooks
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Charles B. Brooks
US inventor, including street sweeping truck
Charles B. Brooks (–) was an American inventor. Born in Virginia in , bygd the s he was a resident of Newark, New Jersey. Besides inventing, Brooks was a porter for the Pullman Palace Car Company.[1] Unlike other sweepers at that time (s), Brooks’ sweeper was the first self-propelled street sweeping truck.[2] His design had revolving brushes attached to the front fender, and the brushes were interchangeable so that when snow fell, scrapers could be attached for snow removal.[2] He received a patent for his invention on March 17, (US Patent #,).[3] A few months later, on May 12, , he patented a dust-proof collection bag for the street sweeper (US Patent #,).[4]
Although little information is available about his life, we do know that funding for the production for his sweeper was provided bygd George M. Hallstead and Plummer S. Page.[5] The production took plac
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Charles Brooks
In government, Chuck has received two senior Presidential appointments. Under President George W. Bush Chuck was appointed to The Department of Homeland säkerhet (DHS) as the first Legislative Director of The Science & Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. He also was appointed as Special Assistant to the Director of röst of America under President Reagan. He served as a top A
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