Timken: From Missouri to Mars-A Century of Leadership in Manufacturing

by Bettye H. Pruitt

Book Overview

The hundred-year history of The Timken Company is one of the great success stories of U.S. manufacturing. Born in 1899 in a St. Louis, Missouri, carriage factory where Henry Timken developed and patented the Timken tapered roller bearing, the company has expanded to become a global organization and a leader in two key industries: bearings and steel. In Timken: From Missouri to Mars--A Century of Leadership in Manufacturing , historian Bettye Pruitt...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875848877
• ISBN13: 9780875848877
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 3.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 10.3"