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IDEAS FOR SALE.

Source :
Forbes; 7/1/1949, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p20-22, 3p
Publication Year :
1949

Abstract

The article discusses the conditions of private inventors in the United States as of 1949, focusing on the First International Inventors Exposition held in New York City earlier in the same year. The author comments on inventors' expectations for success, personal funds they invested in their inventions, and attempts to sell patents to manufacturers. Several inventions shown at the event are mentioned, including a smoking pipe, an emergency elevator, and a motor that allegedly runs on water.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00156914
Volume :
64
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Forbes
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
91853416