爱迪生最后的呼吸
<p>很多人有自己的偶像，发明了<span word="T">T</span>型车的亨利•福特也不例外，他的偶像是发明了电灯的爱迪生。在他的博物馆里至今还保存着爱迪生最后的呼吸。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Dylan">Dylan</span> <span word="Littlebrumble">Littlebrumble</span></p><p><span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="electrified">electrified</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meteoric">meteoric</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="icon">icon</span>.1 <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="Illuminating">Illuminating</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1896 <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>., <span word="had">had</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Quadricycle">Quadricycle</span>2 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="time">time</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prolific">prolific</span>3 <span word="inventor">inventor</span>. <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span>. <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> “<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.”4 <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>5 <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="comforted">comforted</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="tremendously">tremendously</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Model">Model</span>-<span word="T">T</span>.6 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Burroughs">Burroughs</span>, <span word="botanist">botanist</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="Burbank">Burbank</span>, <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russet">Russet</span> <span word="Burbank">Burbank</span> <span word="Potato">Potato</span>, <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="Firestone">Firestone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Firestone">Firestone</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Harding">Harding</span>.7</p>
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