From the wrist watch radio to the tiny phone, Diet Smith's reputation in the world of innovative products is legendary, beginning when he first encouraged his son, Brilliant, to keep working as he cobbled together his first two-way radio out of Legos, Tinker Toys, two cans, and some wire he found in a drawer, until that fateful day when he contacted a junior detective named Dick Tracy about testing his son's newest invention: the wrist watch radio. Because of a love of all things new, and an unquenchable thirst for better products, Smith built an empire based on innovation. Yet, through all of the success and fame, he never once forgot who he was, publicly owing it to the daily delivery of the same school milk cartons he grew attached to as a lad. One can only wonder what this genius' company will come up with next, what boundaries will broken, and how he will change the world with a simple call to his good friend, Dick Tracy. And so, for all this and more, Diet Smith, we salute you.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
He never forgot where he came from.
From the wrist watch radio to the tiny phone, Diet Smith's reputation in the world of innovative products is legendary, beginning when he first encouraged his son, Brilliant, to keep working as he cobbled together his first two-way radio out of Legos, Tinker Toys, two cans, and some wire he found in a drawer, until that fateful day when he contacted a junior detective named Dick Tracy about testing his son's newest invention: the wrist watch radio. Because of a love of all things new, and an unquenchable thirst for better products, Smith built an empire based on innovation. Yet, through all of the success and fame, he never once forgot who he was, publicly owing it to the daily delivery of the same school milk cartons he grew attached to as a lad. One can only wonder what this genius' company will come up with next, what boundaries will broken, and how he will change the world with a simple call to his good friend, Dick Tracy. And so, for all this and more, Diet Smith, we salute you.
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