J. Walter Christie

John Walter Christie was an American engineer and inventor. He is best known for developing the Christie suspension system used in a number of World War IIera tank designs, most notably the Soviet BT and T34 series, and the British Covenanter and Crusader Cruiser tanks, as well as the Comet heavy cruiser tank.

Christie was born in the CampbellChristie House in New Milford, New Jersey on May 6, 1865. He started working at the age of sixteen at the Delamater Iron Works while taking classes at the Cooper Union in New York City. He eventually became a consulting engineer for a number of steamship lines and in his spare time did some work on early submarine designs. Following the SpanishAmerican War he developed and patented an improved turret track for naval artillery.

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