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== Founding ==

== Founding ==

Twentieth Century Motors was actually founded before the twentieth century, in 1899 or earlier, by Gerald "Jed" Starnes. He was one of the earliest builders of engines for automobiles. In addition to building a factory, he had an entire town built to house his six-thousand-member workforce.

Gerald "Jed" Starnes founded the Twentieth Century in 1929 or earlier. He was one of the earliest builders of engines for automobiles. In addition to building a factory, he had an entire town built to house his six-thousand-member workforce. Among its customers was [[Henry Rearden]], when Rearden had only an ore mine to his name.

This force included a skilled lathe operator named [[Jeff Allen]], who worked at the firm almost since its inception and became shop foreman, and at least two engineers. [[William Hastings]] was the senior of the two; the other was [[John Galt]], a young graduate of [[Patrick Henry]] University in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], who had majored in [[physics]] and [[philosophy]]. John Galt built a prototype of the invention that would make him famous, though not in the usual manner: an [[John Galt#The electrostatic motor|electrostatic motor]] that could draw its energy from the atmosphere and run virtually without stopping or refueling.

This force included a skilled lathe operator named [[Jeff Allen]], who worked at the firm almost since its inception and became shop foreman, and at least two engineers. [[William Hastings]] was the senior of the two; the other was [[John Galt]], a young graduate of [[Patrick Henry]] University in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], who had majored in [[physics]] and [[philosophy]]. John Galt built a prototype of the invention that would make him famous, though not in the usual manner: an [[John Galt#The electrostatic motor|electrostatic motor]] that could draw its energy from the atmosphere and run virtually without stopping or refueling.