William Boeing

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William Boeing

• Aircraft Aficionado

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When was Mr. Boeing born?

• William Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan in
  the year 1881 on October 1st.
• His father was Wilhelm Boing, a german mining
  engineer who also was a timber merchant.

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Where did Boeing get educated?

• William went to college at Yale University, and
  Sheffield Scientific School.
• This is how he knows how to build planes. He
  learned about aeronautics and science.

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So when did he get interested in planes????

• When he left college he bought timberlands around
  Grays Harbor.
• As the president of Greenwood Logging Co. , who
  had experimented with boat design, Boeing
  travelled to Seattle, where, during the
  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909, he saw a
  manned flying machine for the first time and
  became fascinated with aircraft.

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What did he do?

• William Boeing went into buisness with George
  Westervelt and started the Pacific Aero Products
  Company. Later on known as the Boeing Airplane
  Company.

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How did he affect the world back when he was
alive?

• William Boeing helped the United States Military
  by sending 50 planes to the US Navy during the
  first world war.
• When the war ended, Boeing focused his attention
  on more civilized uses for planes, such as
  airmail and passenger transportation.

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When did William throw in the towel?

• William Boeing retired in 1934 after being
  accused of monopolistic charges by the US
  Government.
• Later that year, The Air Mail Act forced him to
  break his company into three separate parts
  United Aircraft Corporation, Boeing Airplane
  Company, and United Air Lines.

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How does this affect the world now?

• William Boeing nearly pioneered aircraft
  production. If it wasnt for Mr. Boeing, We
  probably wouldnt be nearly as advanced in
  aircraft production as we currently are.

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When did he perish?

• On exactly Friday September 28th, 1956, Days
  before becoming 75, William Edward Boeing
  perished due to a heart attack on his yacht.

Well Never Forget you, William Boeing!!!
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How does this impact me personally?

• William Boeings expertise in building planes
  really helps me feel safe because I know that I
  am safe when I fly by plane anywhere. I always
  know that I am on plane that was built by one the
  greatest men of all time and that really
  reassures me.

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Bibliography Where did I get all this
information.

• I had 3 main sources of information on this
  PowerPoint presentation
• First and foremost, The internet. I went onto
  www.wikipedia.org and searched for William
  Boeing.
• Second, World Book Encyclopedia 2007 Edition,
  Volume 2, Pages 435-436.
• Third, A book William Boeing, Builder of Planes
  by Sharlene and Ted Nelson.

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Credentials

• Power point created by Nick Pidgeon
• Project assigned by Mrs.Schneider
• Special Thanks To
• William E. Boeing for being so cool!
• Microsoft for making PowerPoint.
• Plumb elementary for providing the computer lab.