Samuel W. Alderson
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Samuel W. Alderson | |
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Marina Del Rey, California, U.S. | |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Projects | crash test dummy |
Samuel W. Alderson (October 21, 1914 – February 11, 2005) was an American inventor best known for his development of the crash test dummy, a device that, during the last half of the twentieth century, was widely used by automobile manufacturers to test the reliability of automobile seat belts and other safety protocols.[1]
Biography
Alderson was born in Cleveland, Ohio but was raised in southern
In 1952, he began his own company, Alderson Research Laboratories, and quickly won a contract to create an anthropometric dummy for use in testing aircraft ejection seats. At about the same time, automobile manufacturers were being challenged to produce safer vehicles, and to do so without relying on live volunteers or human cadavers.
In 1966, the
Alderson also worked for the United States military. During
Alderson died at his home in
Notes
- ^ Samuel Alderson, Crash Dummy Inventor, Dies at 90
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 17, 2005). "Samuel Alderson, 90; Inventor of Dummies Used to Test Car Safety". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Stephen Miller (2005-02-18). "Samuel Alderson, 90, Crash-test Dummy Inventor". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 17, 2005). "Samuel Alderson, 90; Inventor of Dummies Used to Test Car Safety". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 17, 2005). "Samuel Alderson, 90; Inventor of Dummies Used to Test Car Safety". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 17, 2005). "Samuel Alderson, 90; Inventor of Dummies Used to Test Car Safety". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Samuel Alderson, 90; Inventor of Dummies Used to Test Car Safety
- ^ "Samuel Alderson". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09.