What, specifically, connects Herbert Hoover, Honda, the geologist William Smith and the author Alf Strange?

MaggieG 5

Herbert Hoover and Alf Strange were sons of blacksmiths. Is it anything to do with that? Oct 03 03, 6:47 PM

gmackematix

Yay, Maggie! It took a bit of time but the founder of the Honda company, called Soichiro Honda (I think) was also son of a blacksmith, as was William Smith. Mr Smith is sadly little known but was the first man to make a geological map of the world. What is more, he did this single-handedly without much assistance. His story has been published in a recent biography whose name I have presently forgotten. Oct 03 03, 11:38 PM

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