Proper noun
Rearden (plural Reardens)
A surname.
Dagny Taggart hires Mowen to produce switches made of Rearden Metal. He is reluctant to build anything with this unproven technology, and has to be cajoled into accepting the contract. Source: Internet
He loses his job after Dagny Taggart reveals her affair with Hank Rearden over air on his radio show. Source: Internet
He clashes on several occasions with Hank Rearden, and twice attempts to blackmail Rearden into giving up Rearden Metal. He is also one of the group of looters who tries to get Rearden to agree to the Steel Unification Plan. Source: Internet
He helps Hank Rearden illegally make Rearden Metal, then later decides to quit and join Galt's strike moments before Dagny arrives to try to persuade him otherwise. Source: Internet
He is sent to try to obtain the rights to Rearden Metal. *Dr. Source: Internet
He is shot attempting to inform Hank Rearden about a government plot, but does succeed in warning Rearden just before he dies. Source: Internet