József Galamb
József Galamb | |
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Model T | |
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| Fields | Mechanical engineer |
József Galamb (English: Joseph A. Galamb; 3 February 1881 – 4 December 1955) was a Hungarian
.Born in the town of
Westinghouse Corporation in Pittsburgh.[1][3] Although he planned to go back to Germany in 1904, instead he joined the Stearns Automobile Company in Cleveland as a carburetor maker.[4]
Galamb applied for work at the Silent Northern plant, the
Ford Model A from purchased parts.[4] Subsequent to redesigning the cooling system for the Model N, he became the chief designer of the company,[3] and devised many of the parts of the famous Model T
.
From 1915 he worked on the Fordson tractor design. In 1921 he founded a scholarship for the poor students of his native town who wished to take up higher education at trade school. During World War I he was busy designing military hardware, e. g. anti-submarine detection systems. He visited Hungary many times, lecturing at the Association of Hungarian Engineers and Architects. During World War II
on Ford's suggestion, he designed a small six-cylinder car, which was completed in 1942. On doctor's orders, he retired from active work in 1944.
His influence played a role in the
.References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8143-3213-9.
- ^ "The 110-year-old Ford Model T and the Hungarians who made it a success | CEAutoClassic". 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Galamb József (1881 - 1955)". Hungarian Patent Office (in Hungarian).
- ^ a b c d e Ford Richardson, p. 124
- ^ His bio at a Hungarian autosite in Hungarian