King realized early on that people liked things they could use for a
short time and then throw away. Since constantly sharpening your razor
was a pain, he decided to come up with a disposable one.
After five
years of work he finally succeeded, and founded the Gillette Safety
Razor Company in 1901. King came up with the idea to give away the razor
for free and charge men for the blades. He also believed in a socialist
utopia, where all companies would be combined into one, which would be
owned by the public.
He offered Teddy Roosevelt a $1 million salary to be head of this theoretical company, but was turned down. He also believed that everyone in the United States should live in one giant city called Metropolis, which would be powered by Niagara Falls.
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