Henry Royce

Henry Royce (1863–1933) was an English engineer and industrialist who co-founded Rolls-Royce and designed its early motor cars and aircraft engines.

Charles Rolls: Charles Rolls was a British motoring pioneer and co-founder of Rolls-Royce. Their 1904 agreement joined Royce’s engineering with Rolls’s sales and social connections.
Rolls-Royce 10 hp: The first car produced by Rolls-Royce, introduced in 1904 and designed by Henry Royce. Its quiet, reliable operation established the qualities Royce sought in a motor car.
Peterborough: A city in eastern England where Henry Royce was born in 1863. Royce’s early life began there before his family moved to London.
Rolls-Royce Limited: The British engineering and manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Rolls in 1906. The company gave Royce’s designs a lasting industrial home.
Claude Johnson: Claude Johnson was a British automobile executive who became managing director of Rolls-Royce. He helped turn Royce’s engineering reputation into a distinctive luxury-car business.
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost: A Rolls-Royce motor car produced from 1907, renowned for its quietness and reliability. Royce’s engineering made this model the clearest early demonstration of the company’s reputation.
Electric light: Illumination produced by electric lamps rather than combustion or flame. Royce’s early engineering and electrical business work involved electric lighting.
Rolls-Royce Ghost: A modern Rolls-Royce luxury car model introduced in 2009. Its name recalls the Silver Ghost, the car that made Royce’s engineering famous.
Ernest Hives: Ernest Hives was a British engineer and executive who led Rolls-Royce engineering after Royce’s death. He carried forward the engineering organization Royce had built.
Rolls-Royce Eagle: An early Rolls-Royce aircraft engine developed during the First World War. Royce adapted his engineering to the demands of dependable high-power flight.

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