{"product_id":"why-has-america-stopped-inventing-9781614480488","title":"Why Has America Stopped Inventing","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerica loves innovation and the can-do spirit that made this country  what it is—a world leader in self-government, industry, technology, and  pop culture.  Everything about America has been an experiment and a  leap of faith.  And one such experiment—upon which all others depend for  success—is the U.S. Patent System.\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e Why Has America Stopped Inventing? takes a close look at why this  experiment appears to be failing, and why America has all but stopped  inventing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur belief that we are the most innovative people on earth is mistaken. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStatistics  show that today we invent less than half of what our counterparts did a  century and a half ago.  Look around: Where are the groundbreaking  inventions comparable to those from the Industrial Revolution?  It’s  unforgivable that we’ve been using the same mode of transportation for  over a century.  Why are we giving trillions of dollars every year to  hostile foreign nations for imported oil when we have the inventive  talent in America to solve the nation’s energy crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don’t have these desperately needed technologies because regular  Americans have given up on inventing.  Why Has America Stopped  Inventing? compares some of America’s most successful 19th century  inventors with those of today, showing Jefferson refusing to waste any  more weekends examining patent applications, Whitney being robbed of his  fortune while the South’s wealth exploded, the patent models that kept  British soldiers from burning Washington’s last-standing federal  building, the formation of Lincoln’s cabinet, and Selden crippling the  entire U.S. Auto Industry.  It also tells the largely unforgotten  stories of the Wright brother’s airplane monopoly, the Colt revolver’s  role in the Mexican American War, the Sewing Machine wars, the last six  months of Daniel Webster’s life, and the controversy surrounding the  first telephone patents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Darin Gibby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286219305211,"sku":"9781614480488","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781614480488_606e62b9-df4a-474b-ab14-b15f655f437a.jpg?v=1772485419","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/why-has-america-stopped-inventing-9781614480488","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}