Ole Evinrude, born Ole Evenrudstuen was a Norwegian-American inventor, famous for the invention of the outboard motor. Evinrude was born in Norway and emigrated with his family to Cambridge, Wisconsin, USA at the age of five. At age sixteen he went to Madison working in machinery stores and studying engineering on his own. He became a machinist while working at various machine tool firms in Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. Wikipedia
Ole Evinrude, inventor and entrepreneur, founded an industry and managed a thriving company while remaining one of America's most honest and generous businessmen. web.mit.edu/invent/iow/evinrude.html
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