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Robert P. McCulloch: The Man Who Bought London Bridge
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Robert P. McCulloch: The Man Who Bought London Bridge

A Legacy of Vision: How One Man’s Bold Dreams Reshaped American Innovation and Community

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Jul 11, 2023
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History is replete with famous inventors. Usually, they are known for their most successful inventions—Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone, Johannes Gutenberg for the printing press, and so on. Not so, however, for Robert P. McCulloch, inventor of the handheld chainsaw. An engineer by training, McCulloch dabbled in a wide range of industries through…

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