#125 Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer, founder)

I do know that any introduction that anyone could write to this remarkable story would be overshadowed by the substance of the narrative itself. Its significance is twofold. First, a lesson to be learned is And second the story itself. Progress has come about when an unusual man broke loose and independently, on his own, started something different.

The usual man seldom makes inventions. or strikes out new directions, or blazes new trails. Our advances are frontiers of knowledge and understanding. Such things are done by unusual men. Who have a particular talent.

Broader vision. More imagination. More ambition. Willingness to work.

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