J. Frank Duryea

James Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea (right) with Charles Duryea
BornOctober 8, 1869
Washburn, Illinois, US
DiedFebruary 15, 1967 (1967-02-16) (aged 97)
Saybrook, Connecticut, US
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.

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