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Question by Citizen Soldier (Free The Nerds): Did You Know???????????
Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanized rubber, wanted to make everything of rubber; banknotes, musical instruments, flags, jewelry, ship sails, even ships themselves. He had his portrait painted on rubber, his calling cards engraved on it, his autobiography printed on and bound in it. He wore rubber hats, vests, and ties. Neither Goodyear nor his family was ever connected with the company named in his honor, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Frank Gilbreth, a very famous Industrial Engineer, studied the body motions of individuals performing work in order to develop the most effective motion paths. After the outbreak of World War I, he was able, as an Army officer, to tell which potential military personnel were faking body ailments, such as limps, to avoid service. He also used his expertise to produce training films and procedures. One example was a procedure to disassemble and reassemble a machine gun while blindfolded.

The term ‘Computer Bug’ was coined in the 1940′s when an insect got into a relay in a primitive electromechanical computer, causing computer malfunctions.

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