J. Frank Duryea
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J. Frank Duryea | |
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 J. Frank Duryea (right) with Charles Duryea | |
| Born | October 8, 1869 |
| Died | February 15, 1967 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Significant advance | automobile |
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
- ^ {{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}
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