The mechanical part of hearing picks up sound from the outer ear canal and then vibrates the ear drum and the three tiny hearing bones in the middle ear. The inner ear looks a bit like a snail. It has two halves which are connected and are filled with fluid. The coil or cochlea takes care of the nerve part of hearing.
On May 11, 1906, the wheel was dynamited and scrapped, a Chicago newspaper referring to it as America's rival to. the Eiffel Tower. However, George W. G. Ferris, Jr. did not live to see what happened to his Ferris. Wheel, dying on November 22, 1896 in Pittsburgh at the age of 37.
By Madeline Boardman. George Coe has died at the age of 86 Credit: John M. Heller/Getty Images. Small screen legend George Coe has died at the age of 86. The veteran star, who was featured in the first season of Saturday Night Live, passed away on Saturday, July 18, Variety reports. According to the trade mag, Coe died in Santa Monica, Calif., after facing an unnamed illness.