Edison As I Know Him

by Henry Ford

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Most people don't know that Ford was an engineer at one of Edison's plant. And that, at the meeting the two met, the future of gasoline cars -and not electric cars- was almost sealed by chance. The personal history of these two moguls of the american industry was intermingled in so many facets! As a tribute to a friend and a man he really admired, Ford wrote this book: one of the most sincere characterizations of that genius, Thomas Alva Edison. In the words, nonetheless, of another genius: Henry Ford… (more)

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Most people don't know that Ford was an engineer at one of Edison's plant. And that, at the meeting the two met, the future of gasoline cars -and not electric cars- was almost sealed by chance. The personal history of these two moguls of the american industry was intermingled in so many facets! As a tribute to a friend and a man he really admired, Ford wrote this book: one of the most sincere characterizations of that genius, Thomas Alva Edison. In the words, nonetheless, of another genius: Henry Ford

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