Timken
From Missouri to Mars-A Century of Leadership in Manufacturing
Will be published approx. on 29. December 1998
Book
Hardback
514 pages
978-0-87584-887-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 traces the evolution of this exceptional organization and the role its bearings and specialty alloy steels have played in the advancement of essential technology from steel mills and machine tools to computer disk drives and spacecraft.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1302 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87584-887-7 (9780875848877)
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Person
Bettye H. Pruitt heads Pruitt & Company, Inc., a research and consulting firm devoted to realizing the practical value of history in organizations. She is the author of numerous works of history, including The Making of Harcourt General (HBS Press).