by Andrew Wood | Mar 13, 2019 | Getting Famous
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built computers in Job’s parents’ Palo Alto garage. In 1976, Wozniak developed the computer that eventually made him famous. He alone designed the computer that eventually made him famous. He alone designed the hardware,...
by Andrew Wood | Mar 11, 2019 | Getting Famous
Unknown Pamela Anderson was at a BC Lions football game when the jumbotron caught a glimpse of her wearing a cut-off Labatt Blue T-Shirt. The beer company got so many phone calls inquiring about whom she was that they hired her as a spokesmodel! She’s best known...
by Andrew Wood | Feb 27, 2019 | Getting Famous
Paper cup salesman, Ray Kroc, was amazed by the efficiency of the McDonald brothers’ hamburger store in San Bernardino, California. Having been in approximately a thousand kitchens, Kroc believed that the McDonald’s brothers had the best-run operation he...
by Andrew Wood | Feb 23, 2019 | Getting Famous
No American general was more famous in the 20th Century than general George Patton. His competence, confidence and even his image were derived from books. Said Patton, “I have read the memoirs of our enemy’s generals and political leaders. I have even read his...
