In his first-hand account of the voyage of the Mayflower, William Bradford, governor of Plymouth Colony, noted that those set on going to America minimized the threat of savages, disease, famine, and the journey itself, believing that “all great and honourable actions are accompanied with great … [Read more...]
In the American Mold: The Founders of Fairchild and the Pioneer Ethos
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The Real Revolution
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This appeared in Gentry and Gentry South Bay, February 2008. The recent celebration of Fairchild’s 50th anniversary commemorated not just the founding of a company but an epochal turning point in human evolution. 1957 was in many ways the first year of our time. The launch of Sputnik put … [Read more...]
