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He came to mind as I was typing that comment. But the man himself didn't constitute a group. He was an iconoclast.
by aswanson 12y ago
He came to mind as I was typing that comment. But the man himself didn't constitute a group. He was an iconoclast.
- gaadd33 12y agoMost of the early automobile pioneers? Westinghouse? Alfred Lee Loomis? Henry Flagler? I think it's easy to assume that people who are known for massive success in a single industry were only involved in that. If you dig into a lot of their lives you see that they had many other ventures, some which were successful (Miami) others were not (Fordlandia). However their primary/initial success is what gets all the historical coverage. Also as time goes on and the engineering achievements are seen as more routine, they become less and less notable when not put into the context of the times. At one point the transcontinental railroad was seen just as crazy as the Hyperloop.
- jacquesm 12y agoOk, How about Walt Disney? Edison? How many will it take to satisfy your 'group' requirement? (Which I think is a technicality anyway.)