Engine Revolutions

The Autobiography of Dr. Max Bentele

Inbunden, Engelska, 1991

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Readers will be fascinated by Bentele's stories of the setbacks and the successes he encountered over the course of his acclaimed career. The dawn of the jet age, developments at the end of World War II, the development of automotive and aircraft gas turbines, and the rotary engine era are just some of the historical events which are recounted in this book.

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Utgivningsdatum1991-02-01
Mått157 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt605 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePremiere Series Books
Antal sidor312
FörlagSAE International
ISBN9781560910817

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A pioneer In the development of the lntemai combustion engine, Dr. Max Bentele has been nicknamed “Mr. Rotary” and The lather of the American Wankel engine.’ His long and distinguished career was highllghted by his participation in the developments of the jet engine/gas turbine (1941) and the rotary Wankel engine (1958). Born in Germany in 1909, Dr. Bentele worked in Germany, Great Britain and the United States during a career which spanned five decades. The “Max Bentele Collection of Wankel, Rotary and Other Engines.” consisting of his papers, documents and other literary memorabilia relating to the automotive field, is housed in the National Automotive History Collection of the Detroit Public Library. His papers dealing with aviation are part of the University of Wyoming’s Transportation History Foundation.