A church in London had rules that it would not employ anyone, without formal high school education. The old pastor was benign and not a stickler of rules. He allowed Alfred (who lacked formal education) as the caretaker to clean & sweep the floor.
Once the old pastor retired, he…

It was 1902 when Walter Timmis, a consulting engineer @ Carrier tried to solve a challenge at Sackett & Wilhelms multicolor printing plant. The problem was that the ink misaligned with the expansion and contraction of the paper stock due to humidity which created a serious quality issue, waste,…

In 1921, a young engineer named Richard Drew joined 3M, the company formerly-known-as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.
After joining 3M, Richard dedicated some time visiting the local auto shops to test various kinds of sandpaper manufactured by 3M. During his visits, he realized one of the problems paint workers were…