A 15-year-old got laughed off an ice pond. 50 years later, his « ridiculous » invention saved soldiers’ lives in WWI.
December 1873. Farmington, Maine.
Chester Greenwood stood at the edge of the frozen pond, watching his friends glide across the ice. He’d been skating for exactly twelve minutes before the burning started.
His ears felt like they were on fire.
Chester had tried …
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