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SUMMARY:Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story Documentary Screening
LOCATION:Multipurpose Room\, 500 Olde Towne Rd. Rochester\, MI 48307\, Mul
 tipurpose Room
DESCRIPTION:<p>&ldquo\;Blind Logic&rdquo\; is an award-winning documentary
  that tells the untold story of Ralph Teetor\, an American automotive pion
 eer and visionary. Emmy Award winners Jeff Daniels and Mike Rowe bring thi
 s profound story to life. Blind at age five\, Ralph Teetor developed the f
 ortitude to live his life as if he could see and was in the heart of Ameri
 ca&rsquo\;s automobile revolution\, including his invention of<br />&ldquo
 \;Cruise Control.&rdquo\; This film reveals how he forged through life wit
 h courage and iron-willed perseverance\, and how he never let his blindnes
 s stand in the way of his vision to achieve the impossible. Narrator Mike 
 Rowe stated\, &ldquo\;Ralph Teetor is a person the country needs to know.&
 rdquo\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>BLIND LOGIC<br />The Ralph R. Teetor Story
 <br />This is the story of one man&rsquo\;s dedicated leadership\, courage
  and steadfast vision that shaped the course of the automotive industry an
 d our future. Ralph R. Teetor\, whose life spanned the entire development 
 of the American automotive industry\, overcame unimaginable odds throughou
 t his life.</p>\n<p>​Blind at age five\, Ralph developed the fortitude to 
 live his life as if he could see and to pursue whatever goals he set for h
 imself. This film will reveal how Ralph Teetor forged through life with co
 urage and iron-willed perseverance\, and how he never let his blindness st
 and in the way of his vision to achieve the impossible.</p>\n<p>At age 12\
 , young Ralph and his cousin Dan Teetor\, built a gasoline-powered motor c
 ar\, with news reaching New York. During WWI\, Teetor solved the problem o
 f precisely balancing turbine rotors for torpedo boat destroyers\, somethi
 ng top naval engineers failed to fix.</p>\n<p>Known primarily for his inve
 ntion of the &ldquo\;Cruise Control\,&rdquo\; from his idea in 1936\, he a
 lso was a crusader for his workers&rsquo\; rights and stood his ground to 
 the UAW during a perilous historic time in 1955. Teetor was further known 
 for his philanthropy\, establishing the Ralph R. Teetor SAE Educational Fu
 nd\, and posthumous induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1988.</p
 >\n<p>Despite his loss of sight\, Ralph Teetor never lost his fierce deter
 mination and extraordinary mental vision. This is a true American story ab
 out a fearless and inspiring visionary.</p>
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