Martin H. Dubilier (1926–September 4, 1991) was an American businessman and an inventor, a co-founder of

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is an American private equity company. It is one of the oldest private equity investment firms in the world. Founded in 1978, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $30 billion in approximately 90 businesses, repre ...

and the son of

William Dubilier William Dubilier (July 25, 1888 – July 25, 1969) was an American inventor in the field of radio and electronics. He demonstrated radio communication at Seattle's Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition on June 21, 1909; ten years before the first c ...

. He invented a rust-resistant train track at the age of 12 and low voltage flash bulbs eliminating the need for battery packs – at age 18.Alison Leight Cowan (September 6, 1991
Martin Dubilier, 65, an Inventor Who Invested in Companies, Dies
''New York Times''Martin H. Dubilier; Inventor and Investor
''Los Angeles Times''. September 7, 1991Martin H. Dubilier
Princeton Alumni Weekly '50. November 20, 1991. Dubilier graduated from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

in 1950 and from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

with an MBA in 1952.

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