{"product_id":"lord-nuffield-by-peter-hull-9780747802037","title":"Lord Nuffield","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Richard Morris, later \u003cem\u003eLord Nuffield\u003c\/em\u003e, rose from humble beginnings to become one of Britain's leading industrialists and philanthropists. It is to his career that Oxford's industrial standing can largely be attributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving established his own cycle business nine months after leaving school at fourteen, he quickly developed plans for a small, high-quality car that could be mass-produced. Thus, the first Morris Oxford appeared in 1913.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe economic boom of the 1920s made Morris a millionaire and peer. It was not long before he embarked upon a programme of philanthropy that would see him give away over £30,000,000, much of it to hospitals and other medical causes. He also financed the establishment of Nuffield College, Oxford, which bears his title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis name ceased to appear on motorcars in 1983, when Morris Motors became part of British Leyland, but the MG (Morris Garages) badge has survived as a fitting memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844460073196,"sku":"9780747802037","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6291713482454.jpg?v=1758843413","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/lord-nuffield-by-peter-hull-9780747802037","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}