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}}'''James Frank Duryea''' (October 8, 1869, [[Washburn, Illinois]] - February 15, 1967, [[Saybrook, Connecticut]]), along with his brother [[Charles Duryea]], invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles. He later built a one cylinder gasoline engine [[automobile]] in the [[United States]].
}}'''James Frank Duryea''' (October 8, 1869, [[Washburn, Illinois]] - February 15, 1967, [[Saybrook, Connecticut]]), along with his brother [[Charles Duryea]], invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles in the [[United States]], [[Duryea Motor Wagon Company]], established in 1895.<ref Name="Nairn">{{cite book
|title= Engines that move markets: technology investing from railroads to the Internet and beyond
|last= Nairn
|first= Alasdair G. M.
|authorlink= Alasdair G. M. Nairn
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|year= 2002
|publisher= John Wiley and Sons
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|isbn= 0471205958
|page= 193
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|url= }http://books.google.com/books?id=k9xS6t4ibxoC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Duryea+Motor+Wagon+Company%22&hl=en&ei=XzR1TPGILsG78gaEnNieBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Duryea%20Motor%20Wagon%20Company%22&f=false}</ref>


==References==
The [[Duryea Motor Wagon Company]], established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.
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J. Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea (right) with Charles Duryea
BornOctober 8, 1869
DiedFebruary 15, 1967
NationalityUnited States
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Significant advanceautomobile

James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles in the United States, Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895.[1]

References

  1. ^ {{cite book |title= Engines that move markets: technology investing from railroads to the Internet and beyond |last= Nairn |first= Alasdair G. M. |authorlink= Alasdair G. M. Nairn |coauthors= |year= 2002 |publisher= John Wiley and Sons |location= |isbn= 0471205958 |page= 193 |pages= |url= }http://books.google.com/books?id=k9xS6t4ibxoC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Duryea+Motor+Wagon+Company%22&hl=en&ei=XzR1TPGILsG78gaEnNieBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Duryea%20Motor%20Wagon%20Company%22&f=false}