Davenport showed an early interest in electrical devices, building electric motors out of papers clips and copper wire.

The process could also lead researchers in the field of micro machines to build their dust-size gears and motors out of diamond instead of silicon.

Raised after by his father, Parmelee had a mechanical aptitude for small engines, building his own electric, steam, and gasoline-powered motors.

Meanwhile, other researchers have been building tiny motors inspired by machinery inside living cells.

As a young man after World War II, he began building electric motors to provide safer propulsion for toys.

In 1935, Westinghouse located a Small Motor Division in Lima to build fractional horsepower electric motors.

They built electric motors and played with electrical and mechanical toys.

British Thomson-Houston of Rugby, Warwickshire built the turbo-generators and motors.

From 1884 onwards Reckenzaun continued his electrical work independently, to build boats, cars and electric motors for various purposes.

Jean was part of the crew in a short documentary about Snecma, a big factory in France which built motors and planes.