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‘Wain-Roy and the Invention of the Backhoe’ Author Lee Horton Talks Industry, Writing

I have worked in the Construction Equipment Industry for over a third of a century. A good portion of that time, I was the Director of Engineering for Wain-Roy Inc., and then Woods Equipment Company of Hubbardston and Gardner, Mass., where the original …
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Author interview: David J Gerber on ‘The Inventor’s Dilemma’

His story demonstrates how invention can help preserve American industry. But his ability to recognise inventive opportunities relied on his proximity to manufacturers. Visiting a factory, for example, he might notice scraps on a workroom floor …
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Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer backs Mirror’s We Love Reading campaign – Daily Mirror

For as long as I can remember books have been on the way out. Every new invention that came along was going to hammer the final nail into the coffin of literature. I imagine it started with moving pictures. Why would anyone read about a train when they …
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