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1877-1910. British engineer who joined with
Henry Royce in 1905 to design and produce
cars. Royce trained as a mechanical engineer
at Cambridge, where he developed a passion
for engines of all kinds. After working
initially at the railway works in Crewe, he
set up a business in 1902 as a motor dealer.
Rolls was the first to fly nonstop across the
English Channel and back 1910. Before the
business could flourish he died in a flying
accident. Royce had trained as a mechanical
engineer and worked in railroad production
and as a car dealer before joining up with
Royce. Before the business could flourish he
died in a flying accident.