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On 20 Nov 2005 at 19:54, Neil wrote: > On Nov 15, 1886, Robert Bosch opened a "Workshop for Precision Mechanics > and Electrical Engineering". From the Bosch company official history: > "In 1887, Bosch first designed a magneto ignition system for stationary > internal-combustion engines. Like many other Bosch products of those years, > this magneto was not a Bosch invention. It was, rather, fabricated to a > customer's order on the basis of an existing sample built by Deutz, an > engine manufacturer in Cologne. This is where Bosch profited from the > practical experience he had gained over many years during his travels as a > precision mechanic in electrical engineering companies. He recognized that > the sample magneto from Cologne would not have a very long service lie, and > thus altered the as yet unpatented original to such an extent that it stood > up to even the toughest practical applications." > > Another thing most people don't know about Bosch, is that he spent 1884 and > 1885 in the USA, where he worked for a short while for Thomas Edison. Thanks for the extra info. There is a separate company, even today, called "American Bosch." Do you know what connection, if any, it has to the Robert Bosch company? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~