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American inventor
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Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
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16 July 2009 (aged 89 years)
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Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
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William R. Bertelsen (May 20, 1920 – July 16, 2009) was an American inventor who pioneered in the field of air-cushion vehicles (hovercrafts), and inventor of the Aeromobile, which is credited as the first hovercraft to carry a human over land and water. In 2002, he was named the "Father of the Air Cushion Vehicle" by The World Hovercraft Federation.
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- In July 1959, he was featured on the cover of Popular Science magazine.
- in 1996, his inventions were featured in Extreme Machines series on The Discovery Channel.
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