Levitt Luzern Custer (July 27, 1888 – August 30, 1962) was the inventor of the statoscope and early motorized wheelchair, called the Custer chair.[1][2]
Levitt Luzern Custer | |
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 Custer in 1909 | |
| Born | July 27, 1888 |
| Died | August 30, 1962 (aged 74) |
| Education | Otterbein University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Parent | Levitt Ellsworth Custer |
Biography
editHe was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 27, 1888, to Levitt Ellsworth Custer. He graduated from Otterbein University in 1909 and then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1913. His first patented invention was the statoscope which showed whether an aerostat was ascending or descending. Custer produced the device for the United States Navy at his factory, Custer Specialty Company, on North Ludlow Street in Dayton, Ohio. He invented a motorized wheelchair in 1919.[1]
He died on August 30, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio.[1]
Legacy
editHis papers are archived at Wright State University.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dayton – Miami Valley Inventors and Inventions". Wright State University. Archived from the original on 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Levitt Luzern Custer" (PDF). Wright State University. Retrieved 2009-08-04.