Brand Names: World Famous Brand Names and Their Origin

By Albert Jack

This is a wonderful collection of stories revealing the origins of some of the world’s best-known brand names and how they became a part of our language and the world we live in today.

1. Landislas Biro
2. Charles Goodyear
3. Willis Carrier
4. The Earl of Sandwich
5. King C Gillette
6. Henry Ford
7. Walt Disney
8. George de Mestral (Velcro)
9. Hiram Stevens Maxim (Maxim Gun)
10. Jules Leotard
11. Rachele Jacuzzi
12. Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
13. Sir Humphry Davy (Davy Lamp)
14. Major General Henry Shrapnel
15. Rudolf Diesel

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Jack
• Release date: Mar 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310737602

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Brand Names

World Famous Brand Names and Their Origin

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Branding

World Famous Brand Names and Their Origin

(2016 eBook Edition)

Extracted from They Laughed at Galileo

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About the Author

Albert Jack, is a writer and historian. His first book, Red Herrings and White Elephants explored the origins of well-known idioms and phrases and became an international bestseller in 2004. It was serialised by the Sunday Times and remained in their top-ten list for sixteen straight months. He followed this up with a series of bestsellers including Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep, Pop Goes the Weasel and What Caesar did for My Salad.

Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the world’s great stories, Albert has become an expert in explaining the unexplained, enriching millions of dinner table conversations and ending bar-room disputes the world over. He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio programmes worldwide. Albert lives somewhere between Guildford in England and Cape Town in South Africa.

Other Books

Red Herrings and White Elephants

Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep

Phantom Hitchhikers

Loch Ness Monsters and other Mysteries Solved

Pop Goes the Weasel

The Old Dog and Duck

What Caesar did for My Salad

It's a Wonderful Word

Money for Old Rope - Part 1

Money for Old Rope - Part 2

The Jam: Sounds from the Street

Want To Be a Writer? Then Do it Properly

New World Order

9/11 Conspiracy

Word-of-mouth is crucial for any author to succeed. If you enjoyed the stories, please leave a review. Even if it is only a sentence or two. It would make all the difference and is very much appreciated.

More from Albert Jack here

Including:

Introduction

Landislas Biro

Charles Goodyear

Willis Carrier

The Earl of Sandwich

King C Gillette

Henry Ford

Walt Disney

George de Mestral (Velcro)

Hiram Stevens Maxim (Maxim Gun)

Jules Leotard

Rachele Jacuzzi

Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

Sir Humphry Davy (Davy Lamp)

Major General Henry Shrapnel

Rudolf Diesel

This, then, is a collection of stories revealing the origins of some of the world’s best known brand names and how they became a part of our language and the world we live in today.

‘If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying, ‘It can’t be done.’ – Peter Ustinov

Introduction to They Laughed at Galileo

Curiosity will eventually lead to innovation. Fortunately we are an imaginative species who does a lot of wondering. Way back to when man first learned to walk upright and began communicating with each other, by pointing and shouting, we can find the earliest examples. Somebody once thought, ‘I know, we can move that heavy rock, or dead buffalo, by rolling it along on tree trunks because it is easier than dragging it over the ground.’

This, of course, led to the wheel. It must