Henry Grady Weaver

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Henry Grady Weaver (December 24, 1889 – January 3, 1949) was the director of Customer Research Staff for

General Motors Corporation, and shown on the cover of the November 14, 1938 issue of Time
magazine. He is credited with developing the use of the survey questionnaire to investigate customer preferences for design features in cars.

Early life and education

He was named after, but not related to,

Career

Blind in his right eye since birth, he worked as a mechanic, salesman and draftsman before becoming director of Customer Research Staff of

Time
.

He is best known for his work, The Mainspring of Human Progress.

References

  1. ^ a b "Thought-Starter". Time. November 14, 1938. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

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