The inventor of the electric starter.
Before that, Electric cars were popular, especially with women, because they didn't have to crank start the car. After the electric starter leveled the playing field, gasoline engines superior range and recharging times proved to be deadly.
And before anyone asks, the stock market killed the Steam Car. A pity too. Great technology there. I sometimes wonder what the world would've been like had it taken off like it should've.
Oh, you meant the latest stab at it...Ohhh.
Looks like a must see for me though.