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Clinton Edgar Woods (February 7, 1863 - 1930) was an electrical and mechanical engineer, inventor, manufacturer of automobiles in Chicago and New York City〔Sophia Smith (1903) ''Mack genealogy. The descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., with appendix containing genealogy of allied family''. p. 332〕 author of one of the first books on electric vehicles, and early management author.〔Yehouda A. Shenhav (2002). ''Manufacturing Rationality: The Engineering Foundations of the Managerial Revolution''. Oxford University Press. p. 221〕 == Biography == Woods was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, where his father was a coachbuilder.〔Gijs Mom (2004) ''The Electric Automobile: Its Construction, Care, and Operation'' p. 29〕 At early age he was left orphan and obligated to earn a living and acquire an education.〔(Clinton E. Woods ), in ''Western Electrician'' (1894). Vol 14-15. p. 244〕 Woods moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1871.〔Halliday Witherspoon (1902) ''(Men of Illinois )'' p. 52〕 He received his technical education in mechanical and electrical engineering at the Boston School of Technology〔Nigel Burton (2013) ''History of Electric Cars.'' 2013. p. 101.〕 (nowadays Massachusetts Institute of Technology), which in his time was the first American university to offer a curriculum in electrical engineering. In 1886 Woods drifted into steam and electric work at local central stations at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, at Peekskill and at Newburg, N.Y.. Subsequently he worked in general construction and engineering. In 1889 he joined the National Electric Manufacturing Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He started as inspecting engineer, and became electrician-in-chief in 1892. In 1892 he joint the Standard Electric company in Chicago,〔 later in the 1890s he started two automobile manufacturer companies: the American Electric Vehicle Co. in 1895, and the Woods Motor Vehicle Co. in 1896.〔 After an unsuccessful start, the Woods Motor Vehicle Co. made a restart in 1899.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Woods Motor Vehicle Company )〕 Woods became general manager of the Fisher Equipment Company in Chicago, the company that build the bodies for the American Electric Vehicle cars.〔 In July 1899 Woods initiated an automobile club of wealthy drivers to promote the automobile interest, after the South Park board in Chicago had banned the automobile from streets and boulevards.〔Dominic A. Pacyga. ''Chicago: A Biography.'' 2009. p. 232.〕 Woods left the Fisher Equipment Company in 1901 and became a car dealer〔〔Albert Mroz (2010). ''American Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles of World War I.'' 2010. p. 402.〕 for which he founded the Woods-Wering Co.〔 Woods sold electric cars and trucks, among others to the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Army Signal Corps,〔(Plus ça Charge: 1916 Woods Dual Power, An Early Gas/Electric Hybrid of Surprising Sophistication ) on'' toplevelnetworks.com'' by Ronnie Schreiber, February 22, 2014.〕 but this dealership didn't last long. In 1905 Woods held an important position with the International Harvester Company, and subsequently at the Pope Manufacturing Company and the Pennsylvania Reaper Company.〔 In 1900 Woods had also started writing, and published one of the first books on electric vehicles. Afterwards he wrote more books on accounting, business, and factory management. Since 1907 these were published under his own C. E. Woods & company based in Brooklyn, N.Y, later Woods publishing company. In the 1910s he moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he continued to work under the flag of Woods Industrial Engineering Company. Among other things he developed and offered mail order courses of study in Industrial Engineering,〔''Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan'' (1918). Vol 77, Nr. 16. p. 98〕 and was advisory engineer at Remington Arms.〔''Journal of Accountancy.'' Vol. 25, (1918), p. xxxi.〕 In the 1920s Woods also became one of the directors of the National Bank of Commerce in Philadelphia.〔''Business'' (1925) Vol. 6, Nr. 6 p. 5.〕 Over the years Woods kept making inventions, and obtained over a few dozen patents. Woods was married to Ida Norma Humphrey in 1881, and they had one daughter Florence Estella, born in 1882 and known to be the "first lady to own and operate an automobile in New York City."〔 Woods died in Yeadon, Pennsylvania in 1930, leaving his patents to be assigned to Julia E. Woods.〔(Patent USD81423 - Casing for a floor polishing ): The descibtion from June 17, 1930 on the patent filed by Woods June 12, 1929 writes: "Be it known that CLinton E. Woods, deceased..."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clinton Edgar Woods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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