"We hold in our hands the key to the solution of every new increment of technical and scientific problem." First published in Germany in 1957 - Here's the very last paragraph of the book, "From Engines to Autos," chronicling the pioneers of the automotive industry - Otto,

“In the late 1700s, silversmiths and goldsmiths were particularly respected members of the community, often acting as bankers, assayers and authenticators of the babble of gold and silver coins of the world, which circulated in the bullion starved colonies of the new Republic.”