78-Year-Old Rocket Scientist and Son Launch Printing Company
Few are aware of the father-and-son engineering team behind the creation of various companies’ and products’ visual images, such as the bold FedEx logo.
Hermann Kahle’s is a true rags-to-riches story. A highly respected rocket scientist, Kahle was recruited to work at Cape Canaveral but soon learned that the facility was shutting down. With a master’s degree in electrical engineering, a wife, two small children and no money, he accepted the Air Force’s offer of a 20% pay increase and a position in New Mexico. “All our worldly possessions were sold and [the money was] put into a little jewelry that we carried clasped in my wife’s hand because we weren’t allowed to bring anything else with us,” he says.