( December 10 , 1872 -- June 22 , 1955 , birth name Augustus Jesse Bowie III ) was a pioneering American technology engineer , inventor and entrepreneur .
Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr .
( December 10 , 1872 -- June 22 , 1955 , birth name Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr       ) was a pioneering American technology engineer , inventor and entrepreneur .
Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr .