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| What kept these inventors from obtaining patents on their own? | |
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| Would you believe...that you can make an airplane out of that? | |
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| What inventions have come from Iraq? | |
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| How many of these little known clues about inventors can you solve? | |
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| The year in review looks back at the five hottest inventions of '03 | |
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| Charles never received much recognition for his life-saving invention | |
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| Did bootleggers help invent NASCAR? | |
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| This inventor didn't regret missing out on an $8 million fortune | |
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| A brief history of milestone patents, copyrights and trademarks | |
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| Celebrate Black History Month with these inventors | |
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| What does "QWERTY" have to do with Valentine's Day? | |
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| Would the inventors of ice skates have believed in miracles? | |
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| Could Thomas Edison be considered a failure? | |
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| Where did the Barbie Doll and Baby Ruth originate? | |
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| Here's a brief history lesson on some favorite trademarks | |
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| Who invented the modern baseball glove? | |
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| Was an author named Richard the first person to discover electricity | |
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| The verdict is in on these ridiculous inventions | |
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| It's time for a quiz on your favorite inventors and inventions | |
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| Who needs the Grammys or the Emmys when you have the Inventor Awards? | |
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| There are two reasons why 98% of patents fail | |
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| How the advertising exec invented a million dollar rock | |
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| Was he a succesful inventor, a mad scientist or a quack? | |
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| This inventor's mouse and duck are more than 70 years old! | |
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| These 26 inventors make our list of All-Stars, from A to Z | |
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| These All-Star inventors own the middle of the alphabet | |
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| Here are the remaining All-Star inventors, from P to Z | |
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| Four inventors signed the Declaration of Independence | |
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| A craving for ice cream led to the invention of the outboard motor | |
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| This inventor had a killer working for him in 1804 | |
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| Who were they before they were inventors? | |
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| Learn the origins of our favorite summertime inventions | |
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| Who invented the Olympic Games? | |
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| Which inventor said it? Find out by taking the quiz? | |
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| Who were Fahrenheit, Celsius, Doppler and Richter? | |
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| Is war the stepmother of invention? | |
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| More wartime inventions that benefit mankind | |
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| You might be an inventor if | |
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| What do these inventors have in common? | |
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| Despite his unusual name, Herbert The Inventor achieved great success | |
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| Inventors' quirks lead to the pursuit of worthless trivia | |
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| In the shadow of a genius lies a brilliant woman | |
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| Which presidents are better inventors: Republicans or Democrats? | |
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| Fire at U.S. Patent Office destroys nearly all patent records | |
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| Did the Amish invent the horse saddle? | |
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| Why were Xerox, Monopoly and Pepsi initially considered failures? | |
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| National Gallery recognizes seven award-winning inventors | |
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| Could one of these young inventors become the next Edison? | |
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| Do all successful inventors get the credit (and the wealth) they deserve? | |
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| Top five inventions of the year revealed | |
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| Did the inventor of the metal detector cause a man to die? | |
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| Take the final invention quiz of this book | |
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| Eleven-year-old girl's broken crayons led to new company | |
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| Have you ever invented anything? | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |