Alex Moulton Passes
The following is from the Moulton Bicycles web site:
“It is with great sorrow that Shaun Moulton and The Moulton Bicycle Company announce the news that Dr. Alexander Eric Moulton CBE, distinguished engineer and inventor, passed away peacefully in the company of his family and staff on Sunday evening, 9th December 2012, at the age of 92.
Dr. Moulton was an inspiration for generations of engineers, designers and inventors. Educated at Marlborough and Cambridge, Alex Moulton worked at Bristol Aeroplanes as assistant to Sir Roy Fedden during WW2. In 1945 he joined the family firm, Bradford on Avon rubber manufacturers Spencer Moulton, to lead a new research team. His collaboration with Sir Alec Issigonis resulted in Moulton suspension, including ?Hydrolastic’ and ?Hydragas’ systems, being employed in over twelve million British cars from the original Mini to the MGF.
Dr. Moulton was also famous for his revolutionary small-wheeled, full-suspension Moulton bicycle ? very popular in the 1960s and still built by hand in Bradford on Avon and Stratford-upon-Avon by a loyal team of engineers, technicians and craftsmen.”
You are welcome to leave a tribute to Dr. Alex Moulton at the following link: www.alexmoulton.co.uk
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