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Edward Tracy Birdsall

Category: Person
Description: An early automobile engineer born in 1933.
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DateArticleDetails
31 January 1909AMERICAN CARS SURPASS FOREIGN
In the early days of the automobile industry in the United States little or nothing was known of the properties required in the materials of construction. In Europe, on the other hand, the requirements of foreign gunmakers, engine builders, and others had created a demand for special steels and bronzes.
News Article (text)
Author: E.T. Birdsall
Publication: The New York Times




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