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On August 12, 1882,Vincent Hugo Bendix was born in Moline, Illinois. Bendix was an inventor who pioneered developments in both the automotive and aviation industries.
Bendix was the son of Swedish immigrants; his father was a Swedish Methodist Episcopal clergyman whose last name, Bengston,...