Carl Roman Abt
Swiss mechanical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For those of a similar name, see Karl Abt.
Carl Roman Abt (16 July 1850 – 1 May 1933[1]) was a Swiss mechanical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He made groundbreaking innovations in rack-and-pinion railways, giving his name to one of the most widely used systems developed for mountain railways, the Abt rack system.[1]
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Carl Roman Abt | |
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Born | 16 July 1850 |
Died | 1 May 1933(1933-05-01) (aged 82)[1] |
Citizenship | Switzerland |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | none |
Parent(s) | Roman Abt (1810–85), Marie Abt |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Rail transport |
Significant design | Funicular automatic turnout, Rack railway systems |
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