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Charles Frederick Conrad (July 8, 1917 – September 2, 1995) was the founder of the Lake Michigan Carferry Service. He is also known as an industrialist who made environmental test chambers for the aircraft and aerospace industries. == Early life == Conrad's parents were James and Ella. He was born in Ludington, Michigan, on July 8, 1917.〔 〕 His father worked for 35 years on carferries. Conrad graduated from Ludington High School in 1935.〔 〕 From 1935 to 1936 he had part-time jobs as a dishwasher at Stearns Hotel and as a woodworker for Carrom Manufacturing Company and Thompson Cabinet Company, both in Ludington. During this time he took correspondence school courses to learn refrigeration. Conrad's first career job was in 1937. During this time Conrad worked full-time as a refrigeration service repairman in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved to Lansing, Michigan, in 1940 and worked in the refrigeration field. Conrad then moved to Holland, Michigan, in March 1941, and in that year established a refrigeration service business, having borrowed "three or four hundred dollars". In 1945 it was re-established as Charles F. Conrad Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Service/Sales Company.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles F. Conrad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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