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unusual facts about W. Avery



Charles E. Sorensen

Sorensen (with others, notably Walter Flanders, Clarence Avery, and Ed Martin) is credited with developing the first automotive assembly line, having formulated the idea of moving a product (for cars, this would be in the form of the chassis) through multiple workstations.

Clarence W. Avery

He taught at a rural school for a year, and then, in 1902, became the head of manual training in the Battle Creek public schools.

Dennis Avery

Dennis T. Avery (born 1936), director of the Center for Global Food Issues at the Hudson Institute

Savart wheel

Source: Elroy M. Avery, School Physics (New York: Sheldon and Co., 1895)


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