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Elwood Haynes

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American inventor (1857-1925)

United StatesFoundersLived 1857 to 1925 · aged 67
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Elwood Haynes was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur, and industrialist. He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensitic stainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States.

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1922John Scott Award

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Elwood Haynes was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur, and industrialist. He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensitic stainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States. He is recognized for having created the earliest American design that was feasible for mass production and, with the Apperson brothers, he formed the first company in the United States to produce automobiles profitably. He made many advances in the automotive industry.

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Lived 1857 to 1925 · aged 67
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