Vincent Groby Apple (January 26, 1874 – September 24, 1932) was an American inventor whose parts were used in the first commercially successful American flight of a heavier-than-air powered airplane. He held more than 350 patents during his lifetime.[1]
Apple was born on a farm, just outside Miamisburg, Ohio. In 1903, his magneto ignition system was used by the Wright brothers in their flyers at Kitty Hawk.[1]
He was the founder of the Franklin Electric Company, Apple Dayton Electric and Manufacturing Company and the Vincent G. Apple Laboratories at Dayton, all based in Dayton, Ohio.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Beckman, James W. (March 1941). "The Man Who Rivaled Edison in Number of Inventions". Dayton History Books.
External links
- Guide to the Vincent G. Apple Papers, held by Wright State University
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