The year 1911 shattered Gideon Sundbacks world after his wifes sudden death, but the Swedish-American engineer channeled his profound sorrow into his work at the Universal Fastener Company. He faced a monumental challenge: to salvage a failed piece of technology known as the Clasp Locker. Its initial design was a commercial disaster, a constant source of frustration. For Sundback, this problem presented an opportunity, a demanding focus to transform his grief into tangible development and innova