Vincent Hugo Bendix (August 12, 1881 – March 27, 1945) was an American inventor and industrialist. Vincent Bendix was a pioneer and leader in both the automotive and aviation industries during the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
Vincent Hugo Bendix was born in Moline, Illinois. He was eldest of three children born to Methodistclergyman, Reverend Jann Bengtsson, a native of Ångermanland, Sweden, and his wife Anna Danielson, also an immigrant from Sweden. While in Moline the family name was changed to "Bendix". They later moved to Chicago, Illinois and Vincent purchased the Palmer Mansion in July 1928, for $3,000,000.[2][3]
CareerEdit
In 1907 Vincent Bendix founded the Bendix Corporation of Chicago to manufacture automobiles, called Bendix Motor Buggies. After two years and producing 7,000 vehicles the company failed. In 1910 however, Bendix invented and patented the Bendix drive, a gear that could engage an engine at zero rotational speed and then (through the aid of a spring and the higher speed of the running engine) pull back and disengage automatically at higher speed (nominally the engine's running speed). This drive made the electric starter practical for automobile engines and later for engines in aircraft and other motorized vehicles.[4]
In 1922 his father was killed when he was hit by a car with drum brakes; his father's death inspired him to study braking systems. He found a French braking system that he considered to be superior to any braking systems available in the United States's market.[5] In 1923, Bendix founded the Bendix Brake Company, which acquired the rights to French engineer Henri Perrot's patents for brake drum/shoe design a year later.[6]
^Vincent Hugo Bendix (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2009-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Associated Press, “Victor Bendix Dies Of Heart Ailment”, The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 28 March 1945, Volume 51, page 1.
^. Hall of Fame Inductees. Automotive Hall of Fame. 1984. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^"Enshrinee Victor Hugo Bendix". nationalaviation.org. National Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
Further readingEdit
Cunningham, Mary, with Fran Schumer, Powerplay: What Really Happened at Bendix (Linden Press/Simon and Schuster, 1984)
Hallett, Anthony and Diane Hallett Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs (Wiley. October 24, 1997)
External linksEdit
"Rites for Vincent Bendix", The New York Times, April 1, 1945 (subscription required)
Popular Mechanics: "Certificate of Brake Test Made Automatically by Small Recorder" (April 1936) — portable brake testing unit developed and sold by Bendix in the 1930s.
Bendixline (1957–1958, 1962–1964) – Digitized copies of the Bendix Products Division newsletter
October 21, 2023
vincent, hugo, bendix, august, 1881, march, 1945, american, inventor, industrialist, vincent, bendix, pioneer, leader, both, automotive, aviation, industries, during, 1920s, 1930s, bornaugust, 1881moline, illinoisdiedmarch, 1945, 1945, aged, york, citynational. Vincent Hugo Bendix August 12 1881 March 27 1945 was an American inventor and industrialist Vincent Bendix was a pioneer and leader in both the automotive and aviation industries during the 1920s and 1930s 1 Vincent Hugo BendixBornAugust 12 1881Moline IllinoisDiedMarch 27 1945 1945 03 27 aged 63 New York CityNationalityAmericanOccupationEngineerEngineering careerProjectsBendix Corporation Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Death 4 Honors 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksBackground EditVincent Hugo Bendix was born in Moline Illinois He was eldest of three children born to Methodist clergyman Reverend Jann Bengtsson a native of Angermanland Sweden and his wife Anna Danielson also an immigrant from Sweden While in Moline the family name was changed to Bendix They later moved to Chicago Illinois and Vincent purchased the Palmer Mansion in July 1928 for 3 000 000 2 3 Career EditIn 1907 Vincent Bendix founded the Bendix Corporation of Chicago to manufacture automobiles called Bendix Motor Buggies After two years and producing 7 000 vehicles the company failed In 1910 however Bendix invented and patented the Bendix drive a gear that could engage an engine at zero rotational speed and then through the aid of a spring and the higher speed of the running engine pull back and disengage automatically at higher speed nominally the engine s running speed This drive made the electric starter practical for automobile engines and later for engines in aircraft and other motorized vehicles 4 In 1922 his father was killed when he was hit by a car with drum brakes his father s death inspired him to study braking systems He found a French braking system that he considered to be superior to any braking systems available in the United States s market 5 In 1923 Bendix founded the Bendix Brake Company which acquired the rights to French engineer Henri Perrot s patents for brake drum shoe design a year later 6 In 1929 he started the Bendix Aviation Corporation and founded the Transcontinental Bendix Air Race in 1931 In 1942 Bendix started Bendix Helicopters Inc Bendix Aviation and Bendix Brake would later be renamed Bendix Corporation 6 7 Death EditBendix died at his home in New York on March 27 1945 of coronary thrombosis 8 nbsp Bendix s graveHonors Edit1929 Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star 1931 President of the Society of Automotive Engineers 1936 Knight of the French Legion of Honor 1984 Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame 9 1991 Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame 10 See also EditBendix Automobile Chateau Bendix Bendix TrophyReferences Edit Vincent Bendix Enshrined 1991 National Aviation Hall of Fame Inc NAHF Archived from the original on 2008 12 09 Retrieved 2009 08 23 Vincent Bendix and Bendix Corporation Bendix Radio Foundation Bendix Vincent Vincent Hugo Biology Dictionary The Bendix Story from materials submitted by Rita F Adrian Bendix Vincent The Name s Familiar II by Laura Lee 2001 Pelican Publishing a b Bendix Brakes History Archived 2012 03 02 at the Wayback Machine Vincent Hugo Bendix American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2006 10 28 Retrieved 2009 07 19 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Associated Press Victor Bendix Dies Of Heart Ailment The San Bernardino Daily Sun San Bernardino California Wednesday 28 March 1945 Volume 51 page 1 Vincent Hugo Bendix Hall of Fame Inductees Automotive Hall of Fame 1984 Archived from the original on March 8 2016 Retrieved March 9 2016 Enshrinee Victor Hugo Bendix nationalaviation org National Aviation Hall of Fame Retrieved 27 January 2023 Further reading EditCunningham Mary with Fran Schumer Powerplay What Really Happened at Bendix Linden Press Simon and Schuster 1984 Garraty John A and Mark C Carnes American National Biography Oxford University Press 1999 Hallett Anthony and Diane Hallett Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs Wiley October 24 1997 External links Edit Rites for Vincent Bendix The New York Times April 1 1945 subscription required Bendix Appliances homepage Popular Mechanics Certificate of Brake Test Made Automatically by Small Recorder April 1936 portable brake testing unit developed and sold by Bendix in the 1930s Bendixline 1957 1958 1962 1964 Digitized copies of the Bendix Products Division newsletter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vincent Hugo Bendix amp oldid 1171152644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
