Anatomy of a Failed Invention

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11 Aug

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Anatomy of a Failed Invention In 2003 the inventor Dean Kamen visited the university where I was teaching Mechanical Engineering courses and addressed the entire student body. He gave great detail about the efforts he and his team put forth to conceptualize and finally produce the Segway. I had assigned, as […]

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PULL OURSELVES UP BY OUR BOOTSTRAPS

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29 Mar

  MEMBERS & VISITORS PULL OURSELVES UP BY OUR BOOTSTRAPS Origin of Pull Yourself up by Your Bootstraps This expression originated in the 1800s. It refers to the ability of a person to lift himself or herself up by pulling on the laces of his or her boots. Of course, this is impossible, so in […]

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