William Nelson

William Nelson (1878/9 – October 3, 1903) was an American inventor and an employee of General Electric in Schenectady, New York. 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. References 1870s births 1903 deaths Accidental deaths in New York (state) Inventors killed by their own invention 20th-century American inventors Year of birth missing