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George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered self-propelled vehicle in 1877. Selden, a patent attorney, shrewdly waited until 1895 to receive a patent on the idea -- long enough for the automobile industry to emerge and his patent to become valuable. After an eight-year legal fight led by Henry Ford, Selden's broad patent claim was severely restricted in 1911.
George B. Selden in his first automobile, 1877. Collection. "The Pageant of America" Collection. v.4 - The March of commerce. [Published photographs] Dates / Origin. Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate) Library locations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection.
Selden, George B. Description George Selden's dubious claim that he invented the automobile cast a shadow on the early auto manufacturing industry. His claim rested on a patent application for a "road-engine" that he had filed in 1879. A lawyer schooled in science, Selden was intrigued by the challenge of devising an engine light enough to ...
Apr 9, 2024 · George Selden's name is rarely found in automobile historical books but he led the charge for the development of the gasoline powered horseless carriage - in a rather dubious manner. Selden was born in 1846, served in the American Civil War and studied engineering before becoming a United States patent attorney.
George Selden Thompson (May 14, 1929 – December 5, 1989) was an American author. Known professionally as George Selden, he also wrote under the pseudonym Terry Andrews. He is best known for his 1961 book The Cricket in Times Square, which received a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963 [1] and a Newbery Honor. [2]
November 5, 1895- George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. Inspired by the mammoth internal combustion engine invented by George Brayton displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, Selden began working on a smaller lighter version, succeeding by 1878, some eight years before the public introduction of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in Europe.
The American George B. Selden filed for a patent on 8 May 1879. His application included the engine and its use in a four-wheeled car. Selden filed a series of amendments to his application, which stretched out the legal process, resulting in a delay of 16 years before the patent was granted on 5 November 1895.
