Robert Bosch Facts
Robert Bosch Facts
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| Bosch was born in Albeck, Germany and was the eleventh of twelve children born to a prosperous innkeeper named Servatius Bosch. |
| His father was a liberal in his political views and was well-educated. |
| From 1869 to 1876, Bosch attended the Realschule (secondary-technical school) in Ulm where he admits to being bored with his subjects. |
| He decided not to attend the University but was apprenticed as a precision mechanic. |
| After completing his apprenticeship he spent several years as a journeyman and worked at several different factories. |
| During the winter semester of 1883-1884 he studied as a non-registered student at the Stuttgart Polytechnic and learned more about electricity. |
| His tutor at the Polytechnic gave him a letter of introduction to the Edison works in New York and he worked there for one year. |
| On November 1886 he opened the "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering" in Stuttgart, Germany. |
| In 1887 he made successful improvements to the magneto ignition. |
| He later adapted this device and solved one of the technical problems in the automotive industry. |
| One of his engineers, Gottlob Honold, invented the first high-voltage spark plug for use in the magneto-based ignition system. |
| The Bosch Company opened a sales office in the United Kingdom in 1898 and another in the United States in 1906. |
| In 1910 a factory was established in the United States. |
| Bosch continued to make improvements to motor vehicles and in 1927 invented diesel fuel injection. |
| He continued to modernize his companies and by the 1930s it was a multinational corporation. |
| Bosch was a liberal and keenly advocated for social responsibility and believed in opportunities for women. |
| He was quoted as saying, "Never forget your humanity, and respect human dignity in your dealings with others." |
| He was the first to institute the eight hour work day. |
| He refused to profit from the sale of arms and donated several million Deutsch marks to charity. |
| During the 1920s and '30s he worked for peaceful reconciliation between Germany and France. |
| During World War II he did make arms for the German government. |
| Today Bosch is the major supplier of automobile parts and other products as diverse as medical equipment and home appliances. |
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