Adolph Lincoln Nelson

Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–?)[1] 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.

References
  1. Wilson, Tom (March 4, 2006). "Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s". The Register-Mail.
  2. US patent 2100719A, Nelson Adolph L, "Piston", issued 1937-Nov-30
  3. "Piston". US Patent Office. Retrieved 18 January 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.