Earl A. Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1891
Place of Birth: Elgin, Oregon, United States
Date of Death: 20-Apr-1967
Profession: inventor
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Earl A. Thompson
- Earl Avery Thompson (July 1, 1891 - April 20, 1967) was an American engineer and inventor who had a goal to make driving the automobile safer by reducing the effort required to shift the manual transmission of the day.
- Thompson even wanted to automate the process of shifting the transmission.
- Two of his most notable achievements towards that goal are listed on this page:
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