
Carl Roman Abt
Mechanical Engineer, Inventor
1850 – 1933
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Who was Carl Roman Abt?
Carl Roman Abt 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.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1850
Bünzen - Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Died
- May 1, 1933
Lucerne
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on July 23, 2013
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