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RELATED INFORMATION:
Invention of the Outboard Motor   from The Great Idea Finder
Transportation History   from The Great Idea Finder

ON THE BOOKSHELF:
The History of Science and Technology
by Bryan Bunch, Alexander Hellemans / Hardcover: 768 pages / Houghton Mifflin Company; (2004)
Highly browsable yet richly detailed, expertly researched and indexed, The History of Science and Technology is the perfect desktop reference for both the science novice and the technologically advanced reader alike. Brief article on outdoor motors.
The Old Outboard Book
by Peter Hunn / Paperback: 320 pages / International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 3 ed. (2002)
The Old Outboard Book tells the story of the outboard motor, from the earliest days near the end of the nineteenth century through the dawn of the modern outboard era in the 1960s. Virtually every outboard motor ever built is here: Caille, Champion, Evinrude, Flambeau, Johnson, Martin, Mercury, Scott-Atwater, Waterwitch--the Big List chapter covers them all.
Evinrude, Johnson and the Legend of OMC
by Jeffrey L. Rodengen / Hardcover: 144 pages / Write Stuff Syndicate (September, 1992)
I was fascinated to see how the motors evolved, though at times it was like looking at an advertising brochure. It was obvious OMC was involved in the production, but what would you expect of a book about there company.
The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard
by Peter Hunn / Paperback: 224 pages / Devereux Books (April, 2000)
A very good book on the early history of outboard racing. Not too technical so no one will be scared off or bored with details. Peter Hunn's writing style makes it especially easy to read.

ON THE WEB:
Ole Evinrude and the Outboard Motor.
Ole Evinrude was several things at once that carry weight with the American public. A self-made inventor, engineer, and businessman, he also lived the success story par excellence. Article by By Kenneth Bjork for the The Norwegian-American Historical Association.
(URL: www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume12/vol12_9.htm)
Ole Evinrude, 1877-1934 - A Closer Look
A pattern maker by trade, Ole finished his first outboard motor in 1907 And even to this day, outboard motors are basically the same: using Ole’s idea of a vertical crankshaft, horizontal flywheels, and set of bevel gears.
(URL: www.nmma.org/awards/?WinnerId=79)
Evinrude About The Comapny
In 1909 Ole Evinrude designed and tested his first Evinrude outboard motor. After minor improvements were made to the 2 cycle, water-cooled, forward-pointing, single cylinder engine in 1909, orders were received for more and patterns were again improved and sent to the foundry for parts for the first 25 motors to be produced. Evinrude is now owned by Bombardier and is doing well.
(URL: www.boatmotors.com/outboard/evinrude/)
Invention of the Outboard Motor
Cameron Waterman successfully tested his invention on the ice-filled Detroit River in February, 1905. He formed the Waterman Marine Motor Company and filed a patent application on December 6, 1905 for a Boat-Propelling Device. U.S. Patent No. 851,389 issued April 23, 1907. The company eventually manufactured and sold up to 1,000 outboard motors a year.
(URL: www.grosseile.com/community/history/outboard.html)
National Inventors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame™ honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible..
(URL: web.mit.edu/invent/iow/evinrude.html)
NMMA Hall of Fame
History continues to verify that the innovative individuals who pursue perfection are often the ones who rise to the zenith of their chosen profession. Awarded by the National Marine Manufacturers Association beginning in 1988.
(URL: www.nmma.org/awards/?Past=1&Awarded=3)
Official Evinrude Web Site
Evinrude is now part of Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
(URL: www.evinrude.com/en-US/)

DID YOU KNOW?:

• A demand for cheapness brought the selling price down from $115.00, the price of the cheapest motor in 1930, to $34.50, the price of an Evinrude Mate today.
•  A $42.50 model now can do what the $115.00 model of 1930 could do.