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Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor

The life of a Hoosier farm boy with a knack for innovation.

Aired 08/20/2018

WTIU Documentaries

Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor

Special | 46m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

The life of a Hoosier farm boy with a knack for innovation.

Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor details the life of a Hoosier farm boy with a knack for innovation. The father of the American diesel truck engine, Cummins combined elbow grease, a keen mind, and rural pragmatism to co-found what became Cummins, Inc., a Fortune 500 international diesel and alternative fuel engines company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana.

Aired 08/20/2018

WTIU Documentaries is a local public television program presented by WTIU PBS

WTIU Documentaries

Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor

Special | 46m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor details the life of a Hoosier farm boy with a knack for innovation. The father of the American diesel truck engine, Cummins combined elbow grease, a keen mind, and rural pragmatism to co-found what became Cummins, Inc., a Fortune 500 international diesel and alternative fuel engines company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana.

Aired 08/20/2018

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