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The crafty engineer was Charles Steinmetz, and the business owner balking at the invoice was Henry Ford [1]. EDIT: Maybe not so true after all [2]. I had never
by jwcooper 11y ago
The crafty engineer was Charles Steinmetz, and the business owner balking at the invoice was Henry Ford [1]. EDIT: Maybe not so true after all [2].
I had never heard of Maston Space Systems. It's amazing they were able to compete with such massive names in Boeing, and Lockheed.
[1] http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charles-proteus-steinmetz-the-wizard-of-schenectady-51912022/?no-ist http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charles-proteus-steinm...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10389203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10389203
- femto 11y agoThere are real life examples though, my father being one. On one job he did, he flew from Australia to Malaysia, walked into the factory, turned a single valve on to get a major machine working, then walked out job done.