early 12c., one of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the sacred college (short for cardinalis ecclesiae Romanae or episcopus cardinalis), from Latin cardinalis principal, chief, essential (see cardinal (adj.)). Ecclesiastical use began for the presbyters of the chief (cardinal) churches of Rome.
In 1889, the rotary telephone dial was invented by Almon B. Strowger , a Kansas City undertaker. The first dial exchange was installed at La Porte, Indiana, in 1892. In 1943, Philadelphia was the last major area to give up dual service.
A rotary printing press is a printing press in which the images to be printed are curved around a cylinder. â¦ Printing presses that use continuous rolls are sometimes referred to as âweb pressesâ. Rotary drum printing was invented by Richard March Hoe in 1843, perfected in 1846, and patented in 1847.(Note â Some sources describe Parisian âHippolyte Auguste Marinoniâ, (1823, 7 January 1904) as the inventor of the Rotary printing press.) SOURCE: Rotary printing press â Wikipedia..B. Dick termed the word, âmimeograph,â expanding on Edisonâs âautographic printingâ patent! Hippolyte Michaud-Marinoni (1823 â 1904), aka Hippolyte Auguste Marinon, âalsoâ invented the rotary press. It was independent of Mr. Hoeâs work, although likely a year later in 1845 (Source).