History
Fred Duesenberg originated hydraulic brakes on his 1914 racing cars. This braking system could have earned him a fortune if he had patented it. In 1918 Malcolm Lougheed (who later changed the spelling of his name to Lockheed) developed a hydraulic brake system.
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