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Inventor And Engineer Elijah McCoy Born On This Day In 1844
News One The popular phrase “the real McCoy” has been tied to Canadian-American inventor and engineer Elijah McCoy and one of his many innovative inventions in the steam engine industry. While the expression has been debated endlessly by scholars, what … |
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Good News, Everybody! It's The 10 Best Inventions From Futurama
ReadWrite (blog) Share on: Good News, Everybody! It's The 10 Best Inventions From Futurama. Futurama, canned by Comedy Central, will wrap up its long run with its seventh season this summer. To commemorate the show, here's a roundup of the 10. |
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GE + Quirky + Inventions = A Dubious Deal
Forbes The inventor's payback is just 12.6% of whatever revenue the invention makes, which would be fine, except for the requirement for the inventor to sign away their IP in the process. This is, to say the least, hardly fair if Quirky goes on to capitalize … |
 Center For Investigative Reporting |
Government Secrecy Orders on Patents Have Stifled More Than 5000 Inventions
Wired The Department of Defense concluded that his invention could be a national security threat in the wrong hands and slapped Gold's patent application with a so-called “secrecy order” in 2002, which prevented him from discussing the technology with anyone. A Fresh Look at Invention Secrecy |
 National Geographic |
Revealing India and Pakistan's Ancient Art and Inventions
National Geographic The three-day “Dialogue of Civilizations” conference in Guatemala is bringing together archaeologists studying five ancient cultures to discuss their similarities and differences and what they can tell us about human society as a whole. You can be a … |
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Weird World of Wonders: Funny Inventions by Tony Robinson – review
The Guardian Funny Inventions is shorter than the others in the series as it only costs £1, but it's still very funny. I didn't think this was quite as good as Robinson's history books from the same series, but it's still well worth getting! I can't wait for the … |