Adolph Lincoln Nelson

Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–?)^[1] was the inventor of the Nelson Bohnalite piston.^[2]^[3] He was born in Oneida, Illinois, raised in nearby Galesburg and migrated to Indianapolis where he worked for Premier Motor car. When that company folded he went to Detroit after a stint in Dayton working for the Army Air Force on the synchronized airplane-based machine gun.^[1] He married Ada Gruber and had 7 Children. They lived in the Palmer Woods area of Detroit. (Parkside)

Certain materials from his engineering career are in the archives at the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Wilson, Tom (March 4, 2006). "Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s". The Register-Mail.
^ US patent 2100719A, Nelson Adolph L, "Piston", issued 1937-Nov-30
^ "Piston". US Patent Office. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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[wilson-1] Wilson, Tom (March 4, 2006). "Galesburg proves to be inventive place in early 1900s". The Register-Mail.

[patent-2] US patent 2100719A, Nelson Adolph L, "Piston", issued 1937-Nov-30

[US_patent-3] "Piston". US Patent Office. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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