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Charles Walter Hart

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Charles Walter Hart (1872 to 1937) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor and businessman who, together with Charles Henry Parr, founded a company that produced a commercially successful line of gasoline powered tractors. After being forced out of his company in 1917 he continued developing tractor technology and later started an oil refinery.

Facts
Birth Year
1872 1
Death Year
1937 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Co-founded the company that became the Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company, known as founders of the tractor industry and credited with coining the word tractor. 1
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1. Charles Walter Hart (Wikipedia)
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    Charles Walter Hart (July 6, 1872 - March 14, 1937) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, and businessman.
  • biography section
    His company, Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company, known as the "founders of the tractor industry", coined the word tractor.
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Wikidata: Charles Walter Hart
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