The Inventor: From GE’s Modern Washing Machine To KFC’s Industrial Fryers, Winston Shelton’s Career Included A Laundry List Of Innovations

As a small boy in the 1920s, Winston Shelton spent much of his time fashioning whimsical contraptions, like an underwater exploration helmet, from junk collected at his father’s West Virginia gas station. When he wasn’t tinkering, the boy worked alongside his mother at the roadhouse diner she ran next door. Little did his parents realize they had created the perfect laboratory to mold their son’s career.