SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ! The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946 , the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>The four brothers walked into old man Henry Fords office and >>sweet-talked >>his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the >>most >>exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter. >> >> >> >> >>Henry was curious and invited them into his office. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to >>their >>car. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, >>turned >>on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where >>he >>offered them $3 million for the patent. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they >>wanted the recognition by having a label, The Goldberg >>Air-Conditioner, on >>the dashboard of each car in which it was installed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Now old man Ford was more than just a little anti-Jewish, and there was >>no >>way he was going to put the Goldbergs name on two million Fords. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4 >>million and that just their first names would be shown. >> >> >> >> >>And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show -- >> >> >> >> >>Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max -- on the controls. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Stop Groaning, >>Control yourself! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>This is what happens when you are retired and have too much time on your >>hands!
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:37:50 +0000
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