J. Frank Duryea

James Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea (right) with Charles Duryea
BornOctober 8, 1869
DiedFebruary 15, 1967 (1967-02-16) (aged 97)
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Significant advanceautomobile

James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869 – February 15, 1967) was an American engineer and inventor who, with his brother Charles (1861–1938), invented the first American gasoline-powered automobile.[1]

  1. ^ Flink, James (1990). The Automobile Idea. MIT Press. p. 5. ISBN 0262560550.