The price of progress is trouble, and I must be making a lot of progress.
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Showing all text quotesBirth: | 18th July, 1890 |
Death: | 26th September, 1961 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Businessman, Electrical Engineer, Politician |
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Charles Erwin Wilson was born in Minerva, Ohio. He was an American businessman, Electrical Engineer and politician who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he previously worked as CEO for General Motors. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1909, he joined the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh. In 1919, Wilson moved to Remy Electric, a General Motors subsidiary, as chief engineer and sales manager. By January 1941 he was the president of General Motors.
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