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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 based machine gun. He married Ada Gruber and had 7 Children. They lived in the Palmer Woods area of Detroit. (Parkside)
'''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 the inventor of the [[Nelson Bohnalite]] [[piston]]. He was born in [[Oneida, Illinois]], raised in [[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 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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Revision as of 15:35, 11 July 2015

Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–?)[1] was the inventor of the Nelson Bohnalite piston. He was born in Oneida, Illinois, raised in 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.[2] He married Ada Gruber and had 7 Children. They lived in the Palmer Woods area of Detroit. (Parkside)

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  1. ^ Wilson, Tom (March 4, 2006). "Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s". The Register-Mail.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wilson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).