Paul W. Litchfield

Paul W. Litchfield
Born
Paul Weeks Litchfield

(1875-07-26)July 26, 1875
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1959(1959-03-18) (aged 83)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationsBusinessman, author, inventor and founder of the city of Litchfield Park, Arizona
Spouse
Florence Brinton Litchfield
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(m. 1904)​
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Paul Weeks Litchfield (July 26, 1875 – March 18, 1959) was an American inventor, industrialist, and author. He served as President, Chairman, and the first CEO of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the founder of the town of Litchfield Park, Arizona and the city of Goodyear, Arizona. Among his many accomplishments as chairman was the establishment of a research and development department that produced the first practical airplane tire, long-haul conveyor belts, hydraulic disc brakes for airplanes, the first pneumatic truck tire, and a bullet-sealing fuel tank for military airplanes. Litchfield was also the author of books on air power, trucks, employee relations, and business.

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