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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Middle-Garlic-2325 on 2024-06-30 20:16:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that an Irish American by the name of Malcolm Loughead was a renowned engineer who invented the hydraulic brakes that all cars use today. You might already know his company because he got so sick of people mispronouncing his last name that he changed it’s spelling to the more phonetic “Lockheed”