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“You can send a message around the world in one-fifth of a second, yet it may take years for it to get from the outside of a man's head to the inside.”

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Charles Kettering
Charles Kettering

Charles Kettering, born on August 29, 1876 and died on November 25, 1958, was an American inventor and engineer renowned for his innovations in the automotive and electrical industries. more

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