R. G. LeTourneau
American inventor and businessman (1888–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the businessman. For the heavy equipment company, see LeTourneau Technologies.
Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, was a prolific inventor of earthmoving machinery, and founder of LeTourneau Technologies, Inc[1] and LeTourneau University. His factories supplied machinery which represented nearly 70 percent of the earthmoving equipment and engineering vehicles used by the Allied forces during World War II,[2] and more than half of the 1,500-mile (2,414 km) Alcan Highway in Canada was built with LeTourneau equipment. Over the course of his life he secured nearly 300 patents relating to earthmoving equipment, manufacturing processes and machine tools.[citation needed]
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Robert Gilmour LeTourneau | |
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Born | (1888-11-30)November 30, 1888 Richford, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | June 1, 1969(1969-06-01) (aged 80) Longview, Texas, U.S. |
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Known for | Inventing earthmoving machinery |
Spouse |
Evelyn Peterson (m. 1917) |
Children | 5 |
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