J. Walter Christie
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | May 6,1865 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | New Milford |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 11,1944 |
Died | Falls Church |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Place of burial | United States |
Known for | Christie suspension |
Front-wheel drive | |
BT tank | |
Founded | Christie |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1289453 |
J. Walter Christie Life story
John Walter Christie was an American engineer and inventor. He is best known for developing the Christie suspension system used in a number of World War II-era tank designs, most notably the Soviet BT and T-34 series, and the British Covenanter and Crusader Cruiser tanks, as well as the Comet heavy cruiser tank.