Post by Johan on Dec 27, 2003 15:17:22 GMT 1
Harry Fergusson
Inventor and Poineer
by Colin Fraser
Old Pond Publishing
294p few b/w pictures
This is the biography of Harry Fergusson, first published in 1972 (several years after mr Fergusson's death).
The autor has interviewed a great nubmer of people close to mr Fergusson and compiled a most interesting book about the life of the inventor of the 3pt hitch.
The book deals with Harry Fergussons life from childhood to the end. I did not know of his many accomplishments but learned a lot from these pages.
Included in the book are his adventures as the first to fly an airplane in Ireland, his fallout with Ford, political ambitions and attempts to design a safety-car.
There is much technical detali on how various machines came to be and how they work as well as detailed insights into the ambitions and dreams of the man.
As is often the case with biographies, it is difficult to say if the importance of the one man is exaggerated. Be that as it may. This book is incredibly informative, easy to read (propably even if you have no interest in machinery whatsoever) and though provocative.
This is one of those rare books I find beyond intersting.
This might change your oultlook on more things than you think.
A great book about the life of an extraordinary man.
Inventor and Poineer
by Colin Fraser
Old Pond Publishing
294p few b/w pictures
This is the biography of Harry Fergusson, first published in 1972 (several years after mr Fergusson's death).
The autor has interviewed a great nubmer of people close to mr Fergusson and compiled a most interesting book about the life of the inventor of the 3pt hitch.
The book deals with Harry Fergussons life from childhood to the end. I did not know of his many accomplishments but learned a lot from these pages.
Included in the book are his adventures as the first to fly an airplane in Ireland, his fallout with Ford, political ambitions and attempts to design a safety-car.
There is much technical detali on how various machines came to be and how they work as well as detailed insights into the ambitions and dreams of the man.
As is often the case with biographies, it is difficult to say if the importance of the one man is exaggerated. Be that as it may. This book is incredibly informative, easy to read (propably even if you have no interest in machinery whatsoever) and though provocative.
This is one of those rare books I find beyond intersting.
This might change your oultlook on more things than you think.
A great book about the life of an extraordinary man.
