255 - Tom Slick: Millionaire Monster Hunter

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A look at the fascinating and adventurous life of millionaire Tom Slick. Inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, science enthusiast, paranormal investigator, and - of course - monster hunter!

Southwest Research Institute (1947) - independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization.

Institute of Inventive Research (defunct) - an applied science and innovation incubator (in a barn at ESSAR) - closed in 57 -

Mind Science Institute - (1957) research facility to conduct consciousness studies 

Texas Biomedical Research Institute started in 41 - became current name in 52 - largest privately own bio-agents research facility, largest cluster of statistical gene research computing

The Argyle Club - run by Tom's sister - was used as a fundraising mechanism for the science institutes including promoting the relatively new idea of memorializing donations instead of sending flows. (Now quite common, but new at the time) … as they say now "in lieu of flowers please donate…"

Slick Airways - one of the first cargo transport companies, competed with other early companies and picked up a lot of gov't contracts including some OSS (now CIA) missions

Pioneer in developing the Brangus breed of cattle which combined Indian Brahma and Scott Angus breeds for heartier, tastier, heat-resistant breed

Books used in the research of this episode (Amazon Links)

In Search of Tom Slick - new edition of Catherine Nixon Cooke's book

Searching for Sasquatch - by Brian Regal

Abominable Science - by Loxton & Prothero

Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology  - by Loren Coleman

The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas  (1957) Hammer Film

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