About Samuel W. Alderson
Lived 1914 – 2005 (aged 90). Samuel W. Alderson was an American inventor.
Samuel W. Alderson (October 21, 1914 – February 11, 2005) was an American inventor best known for his development of the crash test dummy, a device that, during the last half of the twentieth century, was widely used by automobile manufacturers to test the reliability of automobile seat belts and other safety protocols.
Biography Alderson was born in Cleveland, Ohio but was raised in southern California as a toddler where his Romanian-immigrant father ran a custom sheet-metal and sign shop. He graduated from high school at the age of 15 and went on to intermittently study
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Who was Samuel W. Alderson?
American inventor (1914–2005)
When was Samuel W. Alderson born?
Samuel W. Alderson was born on 21 October 1914 in Cleveland.
When did Samuel W. Alderson die?
Samuel W. Alderson died on 11 February 2005 in Marina del Rey.
What was Samuel W. Alderson's occupation?
Samuel W. Alderson was an inventor.
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Samuel W. Alderson was American.
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