Cross-posted
Congressman Fred Upton is the grandson of the co-founder of Whirlpool.
I find that interesting.
Thomas Edison has been credited with bringing light to a world of darkness, but he also has been credited with coming up with the FIRST MODEL OF A COMPLETE CENTRAL POWER STATION.
Power generation to the masses gave rise to many more inventions, like the electric clothes washer.
So, basically if not for Edison, Whirlpool may never have been founded, because at the time, Edison was competing with other scientists in both America and Europe.