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Arthur Constantin Krebs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In May 1896 Arthur Krebs patented a new automobile, fitted with an electromagnetic gearbox and a front drive-train which recentred itself when the steering wheel was left alone, today this is known as the Castor Angle. |
 | | Krebs introduced many improvements in car design : the steering wheel (1898), non-reversible steering (1898), engine balance (1898), nickel steel alloys and other special steel alloys (1901), the shock absorber (1906), multi-disc clutch (1907), the electric brake dynamometer for testing high performance engines (1905), the global worm screw differential (1915). |
 | | In 1934, several month before Arthur Krebs' death, the French government awarded him the Badge of Commandeur of the Legion of Honor for his work in Aeronautics and for his contributions to the automotive industry. |
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