National Inventors' Day
By presidential proclamation, it's National Inventors' Day on February 11th, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison.
And to celebrate National Inventors' Day, Blawg Review #146 is hosted this week by patent attorney Stephen Nipper at The Invent Blog, which includes a link to a post on this blog reminding everyone that it's not too late to nominate someone for National Inventor of the Year.
For the rest of us, there's casting calls for Everyday Edisons.
One of the outstanding geniuses in the history of technology, Thomas Edison earned patents for more than a thousand inventions, including the incandescent electric lamp, the phonograph, the carbon telephone transmitter, and the motion-picture projector. In addition, he created the world's first industrial research laboratory.Edison, along with many other inventors, is honored with induction into The National Inventors Hall of Fame™.
And to celebrate National Inventors' Day, Blawg Review #146 is hosted this week by patent attorney Stephen Nipper at The Invent Blog, which includes a link to a post on this blog reminding everyone that it's not too late to nominate someone for National Inventor of the Year.
For the rest of us, there's casting calls for Everyday Edisons.
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