Morris Philip: Mechanic, Mental Mathematician, Knitting Machine Inventor, An Autobiography of a 5th Grade Dropout

One of the last great self-made, ingenious, mechanical inventors/innovators of the 20th century, Morris Philip founded and ran the Bronx's Philip Knitting Mills for many years. This is his story, full of business and inventing acumen and a lot of personal details.

He is "living proof that nothing -- not research teams, R&D departments, or scads of university-trained PhD's in mechanical engineering -- can replace a man with natural and extraordinary gifts...." - Walter Anderson

"His genius has been most evident in his mechanical ingenuity and mathematical precocity. In his lifetime, he has fathered more knitting machinery breakthroughs than a mortal mind can envision...." - Charles Reichmasn

Book details: hardback, cloth over boards with a sewn binding; released with dusjacket. 255 pp, 2 pounds, b&w illustrations.