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Name
  
William Bertelsen


William R. Bertelsen Dr William R Bertelsen about his motivation to invent worlds

Born
  
May 20, 1920 (
1920-05-20
)
Moline, Illinois, US

Alma mater
  
Indiana Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Illinois

Died
  
July 16, 2009, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Dr. William R. Bertelsen with some of his early inventions


William R. Bertelsen (May 20, 1920 – July 16, 2009) was an American inventor who pioneered in the field of air-cushion vehicles (hovercrafts), and inventor of the Aeromobile, which is credited as the first hovercraft to carry a human over land and water. In 2002, He was named the "Father of the Air Cushion Vehicle" by The World Hovercraft Federation.

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Dr. William R. Bertelsen about his motivation to invent world's first hovercraft vehicle


In the media

  • In July 1959, he was featured on the cover of Popular Science magazine.
  • in 1996, his inventions were featured in Extreme Machines series on The Discovery Channel.

    • References

    William R. Bertelsen Wikipedia
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