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.

"Swansea Symposium", Flight International Air Cushion Vehicle Supplement, 27 August 1964

External links

The Making and Unmaking of the American Hovercraft (Popular Science 2008)
PM Editor Rides the Air Cars (Popular Mechanics 1960)

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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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