William R. Bertelsen

William R. Bertelsen
William R. Bertelsen
	Bertelsen on the cover of Popular Science magazine, July 1959
Born	May 20, 1920; Moline, Illinois, US
Died	July 16, 2009 (aged 89); Rock Island, Illinois, US
Alma mater	Indiana Institute of Technology; University of Illinois;

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.^[1] In 2002, He was named the "Father of the Air Cushion Vehicle" by The World Hovercraft Federation.^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b Levi, Erskine L. Jr (November 30, 2006). "William Bertelsen (1920 -)". In Benjamin F. Shearer (ed.). Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans During Wartime. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313334214.

External links

The Making and Unmaking of the American Hovercraft

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[homefront-1] Levi, Erskine L. Jr (November 30, 2006). "William Bertelsen (1920 -)". In Benjamin F. Shearer (ed.). Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans During Wartime. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313334214.

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