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Article: These inventors make life better.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2002
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Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Seat belts, solar panels, disposable lighters and cheese-filled bratwursts did not just appear magically. Hard work and creativity were channeled through a select breed of human, the inventor, to give the world a wide array of useful and enjoyable technological advances.
One book, "Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse," which arrived on store shelves late last year, highlights the stories of 35 very special individuals who have made a difference through their creations. The obligatory companion Web site tells the stories of some of the innovators and what they did to change the way ...