These short biographical sketches focus on the motivation, problems and occupational development of well known industrialists, past and present, whose names have become familiar by-words in modern American life. Chosen from a wide variety of fields, the achievements of these men comprise success stories designed to inform if not inspire the building young innovator. Among the tycoons brought under inspection are Cyrus McCormick, Andrew Carnegle, George Westinghouse Clarence Birdseye, Henry Ford, Conrad Hilton and Walt Disney.