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Which famous industrialist invited Steinmetz to solve a generator problem and was billed simply for “making a chalk mark”?

  • Andrew Carnegie

  • John D. Rockefeller

  • Henry Ford

  • JP Morgan

Answer

Henry Ford, the famous industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, invited Charles Proteus Steinmetz to solve a generator problem at his company. Steinmetz was able to fix the problem by simply making a chalk mark on a piece of paper, and he was billed simply for “making a chalk mark”. This story illustrates Steinmetz’s brilliance as an engineer, and his ability to solve complex problems quickly and efficiently.
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