Inventor, Developer of Outboard Motors, Business Magnate, Radio Manufacturing Pioneer. Educated in Massachusetts. He developed the closely timed ignition system for internal combustion engines (1907). Later operated the world's largest radio manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania (1921-1936). He held 93 patents for improvements in automobile ignition systems and electronics. The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, depicting the city's history, is named in his honor.
Inventor, Developer of Outboard Motors, Business Magnate, Radio Manufacturing Pioneer. Educated in Massachusetts. He developed the closely timed ignition system for internal combustion engines (1907). Later operated the world's largest radio manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania (1921-1936). He held 93 patents for improvements in automobile ignition systems and electronics. The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, depicting the city's history, is named in his honor.
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