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Made me think of Rearden metal from Atlas Shrugged

• joakleaf 12y ago
  Yes, me too. As I recall, Rearden metal was about 10x as strong as the competitors'. I guess Rearden was based on real life Andrew Carnegie who helped ignite the use of steel for construction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie). I assume Ayn Rand based all her characters on former industry giants (railroads, steel, oil).
  • shiven 12y ago
    One can only imagine the fun she would have had with a main character based on Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos!
    • csours 12y ago
      Don't know why you are being downvoted, these guys are notable for being perceived as not giving fig for what other people thought, and being successful doing it.