Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers

Period of Performance

1/1/1977 - 1/31/1978

Funding Totals

$16,000.00 (approved)
$16,000.00 (awarded)


The Life and Work of Benjamin Holt: The Inventor of the Caterpillar Tractor

FAIN: FA-11734-77

Reynold M. Wik
University of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1600)

To complete a hook, The Life of Benjamin Holt: A Leading California Industrialist. Benjamin Holt produced Caterpillar tractors and other farm equipment which revolutionized farming. These tractors became the father of the military tank of World War I, the bulldozers of World War II, and the modern snowmobile.