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Biography of Vincent Bendix
Name: Vincent Bendix
Birth Date: August 12, 1881
Death Date: March 27, 1945
Place of Birth: Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: inventor, entrepreneur
Vincent Bendix
Vincent Bendix (1881-1945) invented the starter drive first used in automobiles in 1914. He earned the name "The King of Stop and Go" as the result of his work on the starter drive and the four-wheel braking system. He was a leader in the aviation industry, and his innovations and business savvy helped to create a multi-faceted manufacturing company.Vincent Bendix was born August 12, 1881, in Moline, Illinois. His father, Jann, a Swedish Methodist Episcopal minister, changed the family name from Bengtson to Bendix when he moved with his wife, Alma Danielson, to the United States from Amaland, Sweden. Soon after Bendix's birth, the family moved to Chicago, which had such a thriving Swedish population that it was dubbed the "Swedish capital." Even as a child, Bendix was interested in engineering and invented a chainless bicycle when he was just 13 years old.At the age of 16, Bendix moved to New York City and …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Bendix made Fram filters, Autolite spark plugs, airplane wheels and steering gears. It made cutting tools for the Big Three car manufacturers. Bendix was strong and financially healthy."A 1983 takeover was so controversial that two books, including Lampert's, were written about it. Bendix Corporation was bought for .8 billion by Allied Corporation, later known as AlliedSignal. This company produces chemicals and automotive safety equipment. By 1996, AlliedSignal had 36,000 employees around the world and annual sales of ,377 million. Associated Organizations Further Reading Cunningham, 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.Lampert, Hope, Till Death Do Us Part: Bendix Vs. Martin Marietta, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983.Automotive News, April 29, 1996.New York Times,March 28, 1945.Scientific American, May 1938.Time,June 5, 1939.AlliedSignal, http://www.alliedsignal.com:80 (March 19, 1999).National Aviation Hall of Fame, http://www.nationalaviation.org (March 19, 1999).
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