Shall an invention be patented or donated to the public freely? I have known some well-meaning scientific men to look askance at the patenting of inventions, as if it were a rather selfish and ungracious act, essentially unworthy. The answer… — Elihu Thomson Copy Share Image
If the question were, "What ought to be the next objective in science?" my answer would be the teaching of science to the young,… — Elihu Thomson Copy Share Image
The so-called ‘crank’ may be quite original in his ideas. … Invention, however, in the engineering sense involves originality; but not that alone, if… — Elihu Thomson Copy Share Image
Shall an invention be patented or donated to the public freely? I have known some well-meaning scientific men to look askance at the patenting… — Elihu Thomson Copy Share Image
