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George Charles Ballas Sr. (June 28, 1925 – June 25, 2011) was an American entrepreneur. He invented the first string trimmer, known as the Weed Eater in 1971. He was the father of ballroom dancer, Corky Ballas, and grandfather of professional dancer Mark Ballas of Dancing with the Stars.
2. Juli 2011 · Inspired by swirling soap brushes at a car wash, the owner of a Houston dance studio took tin can, fishing line and a rotary lawn edger in hand, and the Weed Eater was born.
8. Jan. 2015 · George Ballas, 1928–2011. The inventor who made millions whacking weeds. By The Week Staff. last updated 8 January 2015. George Ballas loved a neat lawn. But the 200 trees crowding his two-acre...
3. Juli 2011 · George Ballas dies at 85; intrepid inventor created the Weed Eater. 1 / 46. A free-form sculptor, John Chamberlain crafted works from masses of crushed cars and automobile sheet metal....
18. Juli 2011 · George Ballas became known as the "Weed King." As he once told the Houston Chronicle, "A Weed Eater comes along once in a lifetime." Today the idea lives on in a new generation of string trimmers...
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3. Juli 2011 · Driving through a carwash in 1971, George Ballas watched the whirling nylon bristles glide around his vehicle and wondered whether he could adapt the technology. The result: the Weed Eater.
29. Juni 2011 · George Ballas, inventor of the Weed Eater and a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars," died Saturday. He was 85. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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