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Entrepreneur Mini Project- John Browning
John Moses Browning was born on January 23, 1855 to a Mormon family in Ogden, Utah. His father was a successful gunsmith, who taught him the basics at a young age. What he didn't know at the time was that these skills and interests he possessed would make him one of the most famous names in history.
At the young age of 14, he hand crafted his first rifle for one of his brothers, Matthiew, for his birthday. Almost ten years later, he finished work on his first single shot rifle, which would later become patented. This marked the start of his extraordinarily successful and productive life.
After marrying Rachel Child in 1879, his father, Johnathan Browning. This was the time when John and his brother Matt took over his business. Without the aid of luxuries like power tools we have today, they began producing Browning's first firearm, the Winchester 1885, patent number 220,271.
John, unlike other well-known geniuses in history such as Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo DaVinci, and Henry Ford, not only invented new products unassisted, but built and manufactured many of his own designs. However, he did not enjoy the manufacturing process and sold many of his designs to competitors and the United States Government.
The pinnacle of his career was when he invented a system called 'gas operation' that enabled guns to be semi or fully automatic. This was a huge breakthrough in technology at the time. Using this technology, he invented more modern firearms such as the M1911, a semi-automatic handgun that was used by the United States Armed Forces in World War One, World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It is still one of the most popular handguns, and is produced by several companies today. Another important weapon he invented was the Browning Automatic Rifle. Because it was so accurate, reliable and effective, it was issued to soldiers in the same wars.
John Browning also sold his to designs to companies such as Winchester, Remington, and Colt. These were the four biggest names at the time. With the exception of Winchester, who only bought most of his designs because they didn't want other to have them, Browning was loved by these companies.
Not only did he conduct business in the United States, but also in Europe. After his nineteen year relationship with Winchester ended, he took a trip to Belgium to present his ideas to a company called Fabrique Nationale de Belgique. The owner of FN was amazed with his work, and bought several designs, which would later be produced.
In November of 1926, John Moses Browning died of a heart failure in Belgium. He is known for having been not only an exceptional entrepreneur, but a skillful inventor. When he died, he owned a total of 128 patents. Without his designs, the wars fought may have had a different outcome, completely changing history.
, but I guess it isnt too bad. I also made a poster with a timeline of his life and information about the company when it started, as well as today.
