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Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.

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Frank Bunker Gilbreth (July 7, 1868 – June 14, 1924) was an American engineer, consultant and author, known as early advocate of scientific management and a pioneer of time and motion study, and is perhaps best known as the father and central figure of Cheaper by the Dozen. [1]

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Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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ASME

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach." ASME is thus an engineering society, a standards organization, a research and development organization, a lobbying organization, a provider of training and education, and a nonprofit organization.

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Belles on Their Toes

Belles on Their Toes is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.

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Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American comedian, actress, voice actress, director, producer, and writer.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Bricklayer

A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork.

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Brickwork

Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar.

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Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948.

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Clifton Webb

Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his roles in such films as Laura (1944), The Razor's Edge (1946), and Sitting Pretty (1948), all three being Oscar-nominated.

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Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh.

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Continual improvement process

A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes.

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Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Ernestine Moller Gilbreth, Mrs.

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Fairfield, Maine

Fairfield is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.

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Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.

Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. (March 17, 1911 – February 18, 2001) was an American journalist and author.

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Frederick Winslow Taylor

Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency.

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General contractor

A general contractor (main contractor, prime contractor) is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.

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Gilbreth, Inc.

Gilbreth, Inc. was the early management consulting and industrial engineering firm of Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. and his wife Lillian Moller Gilbreth.

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Industrial engineering

Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations.

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Lillian Moller Gilbreth

Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth (May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies.

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Management consulting

Management consulting is the practice of helping organizations to improve their performance, operating primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and the development of plans for improvement.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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Montclair, New Jersey

Montclair is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

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Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle.

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Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States.

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Purdue University

Purdue University is a public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana and is the flagship campus of the Purdue University system.

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Robert Moller Gilbreth

Robert Moller Gilbreth (July 4, 1920 – July 27, 2007) was an American educator, businessman, and politician.

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Robert Thurston Kent

Robert Thurston Kent (July 17, 1880 — March 23, 1947) was an American mechanical engineer, editor of Industrial Engineering and consultant, known as one of the foreman of scientific management.

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Scaffolding

Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures.

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Scientific management

Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows.

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Simmons Hardware Company

The Simmons Hardware Company was a hardware manufacturer based in St. Louis with locations in six states.

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Simmons Hardware Company Warehouse

The Simmons Hardware Company Warehouse, also known as the Battery Building, is a historic warehouse located in Sioux City, Iowa that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.

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Stopwatch

A stopwatch is a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when it is activated to the time when the piece is deactivated.

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The English High School

The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the first public high schools in America, founded in 1821.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Therblig

Therbligs are 18 kinds of elemental motions used in the study of motion economy in the workplace.

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Time and motion study

A time and motion study (or time-motion study) is a business efficiency technique combining the Time Study work of Frederick Winslow Taylor with the Motion Study work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (the same couple as is best known through the biographical 1950 film and book Cheaper by the Dozen).

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bunker_Gilbreth_Sr.

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