Millington's "The Innovators": Summary
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The Innovators, by David P. Millington is a book which takes a look
at the most prominent minds of the later part of the technological world
and their respective contributions to science and society. Millington
utilizes an extensive technological background to elaborate on their works
and contribu ....
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.... himself in history. Futon's innovation is best summarized in the
following quote: "The mind of the individual inventor or projector was the
ultimate key… The men who emerged as the most effective in developing
designs of complete steamboats based upon individual and unique
combinations of a complex of elements all enjoyed a capacity for spatial
thinking". This shows that he himself was aware that success was as much a
function of application as it was of theory.
Another importuned develo ....
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