Philosophy
Errett Lobban Cord
July 20th, 1894 to January 2nd, 1974
1937 Cord
Local man [Warrensburg, Missouri] makes good in the car industry with his insistance on front wheel drive. His manufacturing company was quite sound throughout the depression.
U.S. automobile manufacturer, advocate of front-wheel-drive vehicles. Cord, still in his twenties when he arrived at the Auburn Automobile Company, had a talent for seeking and hiring young, innovative minds, full of drive and ambition. Cord was a brilliant, complex industrialist who helped personal and public transportation come of age. He is best known today for Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg automobiles, Cord's greatest talent may have been his unparalleled ability to construct an automotive empire durable enough to thrive during the darkest years of the Great Depression.
Errett Lobban Cord [Wikipedia]
- Does An Electron Have An Aroma?
E-books are here and will remain but they cannot replace the ambiance of holding a "real" book and absorbing special odors. And you cannot write in the margins of an E-book. "5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet" by John C Abell June 3rd, 2011 Wired...
- Vocabulary List--#3
anacoluthia an-uh-kuh-LOO-thee-uh noun Lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in a sentence. anile ay-nail adjective 1. Old-womanish, like a crone, feeble from age or feeble-minded: the feminine counterpart of senile, which originally...
- Henri Sainte-claire Deville And Aluminium
Probably more known for his work with platinum he developed the first practical industrial process for producing aluminium and prompted this comment... "Aluminium may probably send tin to the right about face, drive copper saucepans into penal servitude,...
- Itchy And Scratchy--pain And Pleasure
A human phenomenon that irritates and provides pleasure. Itches...from allergies, noxious plants, pesky insects, disease, infections, wound healing...and it does feel good to scratch. Scratching does come with a risk--more infection. Why would pleasure...
- Kavli Prize 2008 Winners
Remember this... Science accolades...more Nobel-like awards? The 2008 winners... "7 scientists share $1 million prizes for research" by Malcolm Ritter May 28th, 2008 U.S.News & World Report New York: Three prizes worth $1 million apiece were awarded...
Philosophy
Errett Lobban Cord
Errett Lobban CordJuly 20th, 1894 to January 2nd, 1974
1937 CordLocal man [Warrensburg, Missouri] makes good in the car industry with his insistance on front wheel drive. His manufacturing company was quite sound throughout the depression.
U.S. automobile manufacturer, advocate of front-wheel-drive vehicles. Cord, still in his twenties when he arrived at the Auburn Automobile Company, had a talent for seeking and hiring young, innovative minds, full of drive and ambition. Cord was a brilliant, complex industrialist who helped personal and public transportation come of age. He is best known today for Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg automobiles, Cord's greatest talent may have been his unparalleled ability to construct an automotive empire durable enough to thrive during the darkest years of the Great Depression.
Errett Lobban Cord [Wikipedia]
- Does An Electron Have An Aroma?
E-books are here and will remain but they cannot replace the ambiance of holding a "real" book and absorbing special odors. And you cannot write in the margins of an E-book. "5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet" by John C Abell June 3rd, 2011 Wired...
- Vocabulary List--#3
anacoluthia an-uh-kuh-LOO-thee-uh noun Lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in a sentence. anile ay-nail adjective 1. Old-womanish, like a crone, feeble from age or feeble-minded: the feminine counterpart of senile, which originally...
- Henri Sainte-claire Deville And Aluminium
Probably more known for his work with platinum he developed the first practical industrial process for producing aluminium and prompted this comment... "Aluminium may probably send tin to the right about face, drive copper saucepans into penal servitude,...
- Itchy And Scratchy--pain And Pleasure
A human phenomenon that irritates and provides pleasure. Itches...from allergies, noxious plants, pesky insects, disease, infections, wound healing...and it does feel good to scratch. Scratching does come with a risk--more infection. Why would pleasure...
- Kavli Prize 2008 Winners
Remember this... Science accolades...more Nobel-like awards? The 2008 winners... "7 scientists share $1 million prizes for research" by Malcolm Ritter May 28th, 2008 U.S.News & World Report New York: Three prizes worth $1 million apiece were awarded...