"Why the Edsel Laid an Egg: Research vs. the Reality Principle"
Journal article
By: Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa
Date: Spring 1958
Source: Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye. "Why the Edsel Laid an Egg: Research vs. the Reality Principle." ETC: A Review of General Semantics, Spring 1958, 217–221.
About the Author: Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (1906–1992), Canadian-born, was a world-renowned author, scholar, and expert in semantics (the study of language and meaning). After a brilliant career as a university professor and administrator, Hayakawa, a conservative Republican, was elected in a stunning upset as a U.S. senator from California in 1976. He served in Washington, D.C., from 1977 to 1983.
Introduction
Despite its reputation for being the single worst automobile ever manufactured, the Edsel may not quite deserve this dubious distinction. The Ford Pinto, for example, which contained its gasoline tank in the rear causing it to explode...
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