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Bridgestone, the Japanese tire manufacturer, is named after its founder, Shojiro Ishibashi. His surname means “stone bridge”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B
by bdowling 3y ago
Bridgestone, the Japanese tire manufacturer, is named after its founder, Shojiro Ishibashi. His surname means “stone bridge”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone
- junar 3y agoFirestone is from Harvey S. Firestone though. Interesting that two companies with similar names had different origins, yet one would acquire the other many years later. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Co...