Max Wilhelm von Duttenhofer
Max Duttenhofer (May 20, 1843 in Rottweil – August 14, 1903 in Tübingen, full name: Max Wilhelm Heinrich Duttenhofer, 1896: Max von Duttenhofer) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist. His factory invented smokeless gunpowder.
Life[]
In 1863 Max took over a powder mill from his father, from which the gunpowder factory Rottweil emerged.[1] In 1884 he achieved his big breakthrough, a sensational development in the field of military technology: smokeless gunpowder.[2]
In 1890, Duttenhofer was one of the three founders of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.[3]
Duttenhofer was a member of the board of the Pan-German League.
He died of a heart attack in 1903.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Beasley, David (1997). Who really invented the automobile?. Davus Publishing. pp. 113. ISBN 0-915317-08-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=WEiKQV7qO6sC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=Max++Duttenhofer&source=bl&ots=V0zooZ6Ziw&sig=JZyvauDobrdY7GdkbLfrN1qi0ZU&hl=en.
- ↑ "GOW:Deflagration,explosion, and detonation". http://guns.connect.fi/gow/nitro.html. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ↑ Adler, Dennis. Mercedes-Benz: Silver Star Century. Motorbooks International. pp. 14. ISBN 0-7603-0949-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=SUfsva1z628C&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Max++Duttenhofer&source=bl&ots=Vu3vn-h6nr&sig=kZ9SlV6ZEXTpbjkHcaLAumnXOe8&hl=en.
- ↑ Dick, Robert (2004-12-02). Mercedes and auto racing in the Belle epoque, 1895-1915. McFarland. pp. 117. https://books.google.com/books?id=1dxZK6iHPXQC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Max+Von+Duttenhofer&source=bl&ots=ywKHXGR9P-&sig=4eWqpZ5yAfFT0-txU92x0rjMzKs&hl=en.
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