Term Papers on Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements Of A Pioneer

Term Paper Title	Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements Of A Pioneer
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Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements of A Pioneer

      German engineer Ferdinand Porsche is certainly one of the most important
figures - if not the most imporant and influent-in the history of automobile
making. This outstanding Teuton was born on September 3rd, 1875 in Mafferdorf,
Germany. One of the most remarkable accomplishments of his carrer was that his
work was not limited to one factory, but instead he worked in many of the most
renowned car-making factories of the time.

        His life as an engineer started early, at the age of 22, when he
designed an electric engine. In 1900 he was hired by a carmaker of the time,
Lohner. He installed one of his engines on a Lohner and showed it in the Paris
World Fair. The car was the show-stopper of the event, and later obtained
positive results in several races.

       Other less important events happened between 1900 and 1923, when he was
hired by the most important carmaker of the time, Daimler Motoren A.G. (Which in
1926 would join Benz to form Daimler-Benz A.G.) During this time, first with
Daimler and then with Daimler-Benz, he became member of the board of directors,
and designed the famed S (Sportlich) and SS (Super Sportlich). Prizes and
university degrees did not take long to appear, and in the same year he joined
Daimler, 1923, he was named Sir Ferdinand Porsche by the Italian government and
recieved an Honoris Causa from the Stuttgart Technical Institute.

        Porsche worked in the design of Mercedes-Benz cars until 1928, when he
left because of disagreements the other other chief engineer of the factory,
Hans Nibel. But his last development in the factory was probably one of the most
important: The curious, exotic and fast SSKL.

        After Porsche left Mercedes, he was soon hired to design the now extint
Austria cars, and lat...

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