According to Sumner Tainter, it was through Gardiner Green Hubbard that Bell took up the phonograph challenge.

Its maiden flight took place in May 2005 from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, USA.

Construction began in 1914 under the leadership of Charles Sumner Frost and took two years, at a total cost of $ 4. 5 million.

Located in a pine covered valley in the San Gabriel Mountains, the area was first developed as cattle ranches in the 19th century by Nathan and Truman Swarthout, then later the main ranch, owned by Sumner Wright was broken up into residential and commercial lots and by the 1920s a community took roots.

Brigadier General Samuel Sumner assumed command of the cavalry and Wood took the second brigade as Brigadier General.

After Maxwell sold the old fort to the New England Livestock Company, one of the Board of Directors ( a fellow named Chauncey from Boston ), that visited Fort Sumner in the late 1880s took the marker claiming he was taking it back east to a museum.

When he was the age of 3, in 1959, his parents divorced and he and his brothers were brought up by his maternal grandmother Alicia Acton ( born Chapman ; 1896 – 1968 ) until 1962, when his mother re-married Ernest W. Hook .. Like his band-mate Bernard Sumner, he took his step-father's surname, although in contrast of his friend he kept it, even more, he created his nickname, Hooky, from it.

Following the annexation of Texas as a new slave-holding state in 1845, Sumner took an active role in the anti-slavery movement.

Sumner took his Senate seat in late 1851 as a Democrat.

In October 1861, at the Massachusetts state Republican Convention in Worcester, Sen. Sumner took an unprecedented step and spoke openly in a speech that the Civil War's sole cause was slavery and the primary objective of the Union government was to destroy slavery.

In closed session, Sen. Sumner spoke out against the treaty ; having believed there would be difficulty with the foreign nationals, the chronic rebellion that took place on the island, and the African independence of Haiti, recognized by the United States in 1862, would be taken away.

After this success, Sumner and Marr took a more commercial direction, blending synthesizers, guitars and analogue technology whilst retaining the template of contemporary alternative rock.

After numerous advances, the machines were sold by the Stott Fertilizer and Insecticide Company of Manchester and, later, Sumner took over sales.

During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans increasingly took control, led by Sumner and Stevens.

Sumner took these letters to Lincoln, who had just learned of the official British demand.

Congressmen Schuyler Colfax, John Sherman, Carl Schurz, Henry Lane, and Robert Schenck took the Radical Republican positions articulated by Senator Charles Sumner and House leader Thaddeus Stevens ; they did not speak of social equality.

After graduating from Harvard, Sumner took charge of the Roxbury school, where he remained for two years while he apprenticed law under Samuel Quincy, the provincial solicitor general.

In June 1782 he was elected to the Confederation Congress by the state legislature, replacing Timothy Danielson, who resigned, but Sumner never actually took the seat.

During his time on the court Sumner took detailed notes of many of the cases he heard ; these notes, preserved at the Massachusetts Historical Society, now form a valuable repository of early Massachusetts judicial history.

Its video, in black and white, took some scenes from the movie, and featured John Simm, who played Bernard Sumner in the movie, reprising his role.

It took five years of research under the directorship of Charles Sumner Tainter and Chichester Bell at the Volta Laboratory to develop and distinguish their machine from Thomas Edison's phonograph.

Participated in the action at Belleau Wood and when Major Cole was wounded on June 10, and Captain Major became battalion commander in his stead ( himself to fall five days later ), Sumner took his place in command of the right front.

" The central role of proteins as enzymes in living organisms was not fully appreciated until 1926, when James B. Sumner showed that the enzyme urease was in fact a protein.

Phillips starred for several seasons on Knots Landing as Anne W. Matheson Sumner, playing the mother of future Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan ( a role which Phillips returned to for the 1997 TV movie Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac ).

William Joseph Devane ( born September 5, 1937 ) is an American film, television and theater actor, best known for his role as Gregory Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing ( 1983-1993 ).

She is best known for her role as Laura Avery Sumner on the prime time drama Knots Landing, which she played from the show's debut in 1979 until 1987 when the character died of a brain tumor and her funeral was the basis of the show's 200th episode.

Donna Mills ( born December 11, 1940 some sources say 1942 or 1943 ) is an American actress and producer, most well known for her role as Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing.

The second series included a greater role for Hart-Davis's backup team of Marty Jopson, Jem Stansfield, Sim Oakley, Janet Sumner and Alom Shaha.

In June 2009, Bernard Sumner formed a new band called Bad Lieutenant with Phil Cunningham ( guitar ) and Jake Evans ( guitar and vocals ), that completed an album, Never Cry Another Tear, which was released on 5 October 2009.

Sumner provided vocals, guitar and lyrics.

In 1981, Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls released their last single Searching For Heaven, whose main song featured Sumner on guitar, although he was not credited in the sleeves of its 7 " and 10 " edition at the time.

( Singles featuring Bernard Sumner on guest vocals and / or guitar )

* Sub Sub feat: Bernard Sumner – " This Time I'm Not Wrong " ( vocals / guitar, 1997 )

British Sea Power's members are Yan ( Scott Wilkinson ; vocals, guitar ), Noble ( Martin Noble ; guitar ), Hamilton ( Neil Hamilton Wilkinson ; bass guitar, vocals, guitar ), Wood ( Matthew Wood ; drums ), Phil Sumner ( cornet, keyboards ) and Abi Fry ( viola ).

She had already played with Joy Division a number of times, filling in for both Curtis and Sumner playing guitar.

* Bernard Sumner – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, programming

The first known line-up for Gwar consisted of Ben Eubanks ( vocals ), Dave Brockie ( guitar ), Steve Douglas ( guitar ), Chris Bopst ( bass guitar ), Sean Sumner ( Drums ) and Hunter Jackson.

Interestingly, the song reverts to its quieter stage for the guitar solo, a practise carried over to New Order by Bernard Sumner.

Whilst Curtis played guitar on the song live-the band taught him D Major specially-the guitar on the recording was a 12 string Eko guitar played by Sumner.

The original line-up was formed by Mike ' Riffone ' on vocals together with his brother Phil ' Din ' on drums in 1979, initially with Will Mawdsley on guitar and Gary ' Gaz ' Sumner on bass.

Tony " Toe " Fowler joined on bass, while Gaz Sumner switched over to guitar.

This formed the definitive line-up of Mike Riffone ( vocals ), Phil Din ( drums ), Gaz Sumner ( guitar ) and Chris Hind ( bass ).