C. Carnes, American National Biography (Oxford University Press, 1999) Hallett, Anthony and Diane Hallett Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs (Wiley. October 24, 1997) External links "Rites for Vincent Bendix", The New York Times, April 1, 1945 Bendix Appliances homepage Popular Mechanics: "Certificate of Brake Test Made Automatically by Small Recorder" (April 1936) — portable brake testing unit developed and sold by Bendix in the 1930s. Bendixline (1957–1958, 1962–1964) – Digitized copies of the Bendix Products Division newsletter 1881 births 1945 deaths 20th-century American inventors American founders of automobile manufacturers American people of Swedish descent Automotive businesspeople Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Engineers from Illinois Knights of the Order of the Polar Star National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees People from Chicago People from Moline, Illinois People in aviation Bendix Corporation people