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The father of the second industrial revolution

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John Parsons has been an SME Fellow since 1986, and an Honorary Member since 1998. In 1975, SME honored Parsons with an Engineering Citation as the person whose "conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of

the second industrial revolution." In 1998, the retired founder and president of the John T. Parsons Co., Traverse City, MI, was honored for his 70-year history in manufacturing and his contributions to the automotive and aerospace industries. Here is the story of his early life in manufacturing and his account of how NC developed.

In the late 1940s, John Parsons started a revolution that engulfed industry and continues to be of major importance in just about every person's life.

His invention cut manufacturing costs, added to society's comfort, strengthened the national defense, and today supports a standard of living envied by the non-industrial world. The Society of Manufacturing Engnieers calls him the Father of the Second Industrial Revolution, and his work has truly made him that.

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