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Jesse Gurney Vincent (February 10, 1880 – April 20, 1962) was an American aircraft, marine, and automobile engine designer. Famed initially for his design of the World War I Liberty aircraft engine, [1] he rose to enduring prominence as the longtime chief engineer for Packard automobiles.
- April 20, 1962 (aged 82)
- February 10, 1880, Charleston, Arkansas
- Engine designer
- American
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Sep 23, 2018 · Jesse, however, moved on to Packard in 1912, shortly after his erstwhile Burroughs sideman, Alvan T. Macaulay, had also arrived at Packard as general manager under Henry B. Joy. To correct a misconception, Jesse Vincent did not take command of Packard engineering immediately.
- Jim Donnelly
Jesse Vincent helped shape Packard into one of America’s most respected automobile manufacturers. Born in 1880 in Charleston, Arkansas, Vincent was the son of a blacksmith and a proprietor of his own agricultural tool repair business by age 10.
Jesse Vincent (born June 21, 1976) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur, best known for his work with the Perl programming language. He created the ticket-tracking system Request Tracker ("RT") and founded the company Best Practical Solutions .
Aviation and Automobile pioneer and legend, Jesse Gurney Vincent, was born February 10, 1880, in Charleston, Arkansas. Vincent's maternal grandfather had been the Chief Engineer and Designer of the Union Army’s railroad operations during the civil war.
The Liberty engine was America's most important contribution to aeronautical technology during World War I. Jesse G. Vincent of Packard and Elbert J. Hall of Hall-Scott co-designed it in mid-1917 for the US government, which wanted a standard design in 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-cylinder versions that could be quickly mass-produced to equip US combat aircraft.
