William Nelson (inventor)

William Nelson (1878/9 – October 3, 1903) was an American inventor and an employee of General Electric in Schenectady, New York.^[1][2]

On the afternoon of October 3, 1903, in New York state, Nelson tested a new motorized bicycle he had invented. While trying out the motor bicycle on a hill opposite the home of his father-in-law, William H. Sterling, Nelson fell from the machine and was instantly killed at the age of 24.^[1]

References

1. "KILLED BY OWN INVENTION. While Trying Motor Bicycle He Had Made, Schenectady Man Meets Death". The New York Times. 4 October 1903. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via indiatimes.com.
2. McCarthy, Erin (12 March 2020). "6 Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions". History. Mental Floss. Retrieved 7 January 2023.