industrialists

Recounts the story of the invention of the elevator and of its creator, tracing Otis's route from a farm boy watching ropes break on the hay hoist to his contributions to high-rise innovations and other feats of modern architecture.

Describes the life and work automotive industrialist Henry Ford, focusing on his development of the assembly line production method.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

Henry Ford grew up as a Michigan farm boy who intuitively saw the advantages of internal combustion and built his first gasoline engine our of scavenged industrial scraps. When Ford began to build his first car, the Model T which transformed American industry, it took twelve and a half hours to build one car. A decade later it took exactly one minute. By making his car available for purchase by his workers, he created a cycle of consumerism that is still in practice today.

A biography of Scottish-born industrialist, business person, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, covering his upbringing, escape from poverty, education, and success in the steel industry and many other fields, and includes a timeline and glossary.

William Cole, a wealthy industrialist, winds up with part of his brain replaced by that of Yegor, a Bulgarian street hustler, both of whom were brought back to life by a mad scientist.

Tells the life story of businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and describes his impact on American history.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford who, among other things, is credited with inventing the assembly line, which changed not only the automotive industry but all industries.

This book tells about electronics giant Sony the lives and careers of its creators, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita.