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Is it yet? This cat on a toboggan thinks so. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was a 19th-century patent medicine used as a muscle soother and pain reliever

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2018-04-28

The 1st Steam Man. in 1868 inventors Dederick & Grass of New Jersey invented & patented a "steam-powered humanlike robot designed to pull a cart." It was dressed as a man "so as not to frighten horses." The invention never took off but inspired Steam Sci-Fi fiction.

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2018-04-26

The court case between the and its Australia equivalent is intensifying after the Crown corporation found alleged infringement of its patent on Australia’s “Possum Magic” coins. https://t.co/IkWbnfBBCL

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2018-04-19

Albert Einstein revealed his special theory of relativity in 1905 (then, an unknown patent expert) https://t.co/aWWGxyZPUe

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2018-04-11

Quizá la mejor transición entre escenas del cómic moderno.

Aparte de eso, cómo me gusta la concepción que tiene el cómic coreano del tiempo: de arriba hacia abajo más que de izquierda a derecha, cosa que queda patente en cómo se unen los bocadillos de texto.

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2018-04-10

first ever ipad doodle featuring my patented style inconsistencies wink wonk

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2018-04-03

Cooper and his patent-pending hydraulic-assisted wearable arm weapon

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2018-03-24

i never want anyone to forget that this is what everyone thought the switch was going to look like based on a weird patent diagram from nintendo

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2018-03-24

received a patent for the on this day in 1876. Three days later...

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2018-03-07

Rounding out with a trio of inventors who've filled your childhood afternoons with fun. First up: Actual rocket scientist Lonnie Johnson. He holds 80 patents but his greatest legacy is the Super Soaker. 🔫💦

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2018-03-01

Meet Granville Woods, known as “the black Edison” for his 50 patents, from egg incubators to his station-to-moving-train telephone, accurately pictured here. 🔧💡⚙️🚂☎️🥚

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2018-02-19

¡Thought Contagion!

La patente nos confirma la fecha oficial del lanzamiento: 15 de febrero!

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2018-02-09

"D" is for David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. He was an engineering pioneer in the field of heating & air conditioning and is best known for heating up Radio City Music Hall. He held 119 patents all in relation to heating, cooling, and temperature technology.

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2018-02-05

At Danish brand Tonsure, Bon Jovi-style leather trousers were teamed with patent leather macs, hardy donkey jackets and outsized grey tailoring: https://t.co/fzxMqFZ6wP via

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2018-01-30

NEJM series on Stroke – Patent Foramen Ovale: close, or not to close? https://t.co/qA8G4gTi76

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2018-01-14

The arrival of George Stephenson's patented travelling engines at the Hetton coal company staiths on the river Wear 1822

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2017-11-18