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 Gail Borden, Jr.
patented the process for condensing milk in a
vacuum in 1856. The success of his invention
allowed him to found schools for freed blacks,
support poorly paid teachers, and help establish
what is now Baylor University. |
 Gustavus Franklin Swift
began his meat packing and shipping business by
purchasing a heifer for $19, butchering and
selling it, and then using his $10 profit to
repeat the process. |
 John Deere
demonstrated the world's first steel plow in
1837, and was producing 1,000 of them annually
within 10 years. He was also responsible for the
first plow steel ever manufactured in the United
States. |
 Cyrus Hall McCormick
patented his mechanical reaper in 1834. Although
his was not the first, it became the most
successful because of his innovative marketing
method, which included a payment plan and an
unprecedented written guarantee. |
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