Werner Breitschwerdt was a boy of 12 in Stuttgart when the Second World War broke out. He survived it and went on to become one of those who made a major impact in Germany's "economic miracle." Breitschwerdt, now 82, visited Toronto recently on his way home from wintering in Florida, and spent some time talking about Mercedes' post-war rebirth.
"A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a
person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as
possible" - Freeman Dyson