I remember reading about Jim Thompson. He was at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He went on to form a railroad monopoly, and singlehandedly conquered the West with a six-gun and some tobacco chaw. When he finally settled in Detroit, he formed Jim Thompson Motors, which was bought eventually by the Ford brothers. He left the CEO position in Ford Motor Company after creating the Model T, and then flew with the Wright Brothers in the back of their first plane. His presence helped the plane fly due to him being at the precise right ballast position. Then he went on to improve Marconi’s radio, making this invention possible. Stopping off briefly to invent dynamite, the Gatling Gun, the television, and the Polio Vaccine (you’ve all heard of Dr. Jonas Thompson, I’m sure), World War II was upon us. Jim Thompson singlehandedly won World War II, coming home briefly to invent the nuclear weapon. He then went on to head NASA for the Apollo program. Finding himself bored, he founded CNN, MTV, and developed the F117 Stealth Aircraft.
Then he began to get busy. It is said he can launch satellites by pitching them into orbit, and if you listen quietly on silent moonlight nights, you can hear him, softly calling, “Liiiibertyyyy..... liiibertyyyy....”
He was probably involved with my GGrandfather in some shady deals in Eastern Utah and Western Colorado in the 1880’s.
Shades of Zelig.