Left to right: Henry Ford, Bishop William F. Anderson, Harvey Firestone (stooping). Thomas A. Edison and President Warren G. Harding.
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Getting ready for work on Monday morning with Sunrise on in the background, I heard Grant Denyer talking about Thomas Edison’s last breath. Denyer was doing a tour of the Broadsmeadow Ford plant in honour of 50 years since the first Ford Falcon rolled off the assembly line.
What about Edison’s last breath?
We’ll get to that. Denyer showed the assembly line, including futuristic robots with extended arms carrying out spot welding, and mentioned that the assembly line had been developed by the Ford Motor Company.
What about the last breath?
Denyer also said that Thomas Edison was Henry Ford’s idol, so much so that when Edison was on his deathbed he asked Edison’s son Charles to catch Edison’s last breath in a test tube for him, which Charles did.
Surely not, I thought. Would a loving son try to catch his father’s last breath in a test tube on the point of death to satisfy a request from a fan?
