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I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and tell you if it's making money or not. I can just tell by the way it's being run and by the spirit of the workers.
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Birth: | 20th December, 1868 |
Death: | 7th February, 1938 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Businessman |
Harvey Samuel Firestone was born in Columbiana, Ohio, USA. He was an American businessman and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires. In 1926 he published a book, Men and Rubber: The Story of Business. Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together. In 1974, he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. The main library of Princeton University is named Firestone Library in his honor.
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