Edward G. Budd
American businessman (1870-1946)
Edward Gowen Budd (December 28, 1870 – November 30, 1946) was an American inventor and businessman. As an employee of Hale & Kilburn, he innovated the usage of stamped steel in the production of railroad cars for the Pullman Company and the Hupmobile, the first steel bodied automobile in the world. In 1912, he founded the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company, and implemented the usage of stamped steel in the production of automobiles. In 1917, he founded the Budd Wheel Company to produce steel wire automobile wheels. He pioneered the fabrication of stainless steel and the shotweld process in the construction of the Pioneer Zephyr railroad cars. His factories converted to the production of steel based wartime materials during both World War I and World War II.
In 1944, he received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers award for outstanding engineering achievements. He was posthumously admitted to the Automotive Hall of Fame and National Railroad Hall of Fame.
Early life and education
Edward Gowen Budd was born in Smyrna, Delaware, on December 28, 1870. He showed interest at an early age in the mechanical trades. While working, he took courses at night in drafting and mechanical engineering at the Franklin Institute and the University of Pennsylvania.
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