Entrepreneurial Space Pioneers Who Will Change Our Lives

By Newt Gingrich

Opinion

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Much of American history has been created by entrepreneurial pioneers who kept inventing things.

Eli Whitney created the mechanical cotton gin in 1793, which sparked a revolution in the ability to process cotton. His development of interchangeable parts for manufacturing revolutionized productivity in factories.

Robert Fulton launched the first commercially successful steamboat that brought passengers from New York to Albany in 1807. Profitable, timely, and efficient, it set a pattern for steamboats that revolutionized travel.

Cyrus McCormick patented the mechanical reaper in 1834 and created various innovative business practices that revolutionized agricultural productivity.

The Wright Brothers discovered how to fly in 1903.

Henry Ford developed the first mass produced automobile, the Model T, which was introduced in 1908 and designed to put average Americans on wheels. Its price regularly dropped over the years it was on the market as Ford focused on developing transportation that working people could afford.

The list goes on and on.

Throughout our history, America has been shaped by entrepreneurial risk takers who were focused on innovation – and on doing and making things better and cheaper.

Along the way, government has traditionally helped by not getting in the …Read the Rest

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