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| ⚫ | '''Adolph Lincoln Nelson''' was the inventor of the [[Nelson Bohnalite]] [[piston]]. He was born in [[Galesburg, Illinois]] and migrated to [[Indianapolis]] where he worked for Premier Motor car. When that company folded he went to [[Detroit]] after a stint in Dayton working for the [[Army Air Force]] on the synchronized airplane |
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| ⚫ | '''Adolph Lincoln Nelson''' (1888–?)<ref name="wilson">{{cite news|title=Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s|work=[[The Register-Mail]]|date=March 4, 2006|first=Tom|last=Wilson}}</ref> was an American inventor. He was the inventor of the [[Nelson Bohnalite]] [[piston]].<ref name="patent">{{US patent reference | number = 2100719A | y = 1937 | m = Nov | d = 30 | inventor = Nelson Adolph L | title = Piston}}</ref><ref name="US patent">{{cite web |url=http://www.google.pn/patents/US2100719 |title=Piston |website=US Patent Office |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> He was born in [[Oneida, Illinois]], raised in nearby [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]] and migrated to [[Indianapolis]] where he worked for Premier Motor car. When that company folded he went to [[Detroit]] after a stint in Dayton working for the [[Army Air Force]] on the [[Synchronization gear#The Nelson gear|synchronized airplane-based machine gun]].<ref name="wilson"/> He married Ada Gruber and had 7 Children. They lived in the Palmer Woods area of Detroit. (Parkside) |
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Certain materials from his engineering career are in the archives at the University of Michigan [[Bentley Historical Library]]. |
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Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–?)[1] was an American inventor. He was the inventor of the Nelson Bohnalite piston.[2][3] He was born in Oneida, Illinois, raised in nearby Galesburg and migrated to Indianapolis where he worked for Premier Motor car. When that company folded he went to Detroit after a stint in Dayton working for the Army Air Force on the synchronized airplane-based machine gun.[1] He married Ada Gruber and had 7 Children. They lived in the Palmer Woods area of Detroit. (Parkside)
Certain materials from his engineering career are in the archives at the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library.
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[edit]- ^ a b Wilson, Tom (March 4, 2006). "Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s". The Register-Mail.
- ^ US patent 2100719A, Nelson Adolph L, "Piston", issued 1937-Nov-30
- ^ "Piston". US Patent Office. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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