William P. Lear
The man who would revolutionize aviation and mobile entertainment was born before the airplane in1902, another poor kid in Hannibal, Mo. Thanks to childhood fascination and experimentation with emerging radio technology, he fought the Great War as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy. Once discharged...
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