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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Patents: A History
Chapter 1: The Radical and Revolutionary Patent
Airplane
Artificial Heart
Bluetooth
Brain Implant
Camera
CRISPR Gene Editing
DNA Fingerprinting
Dynamite
GPS
Graphene
Helicopter
Internal Combustion Engine
Chronology of the Automobile Age
iPhone
Lightbulb
Inventor Profile: Thomas A. Edison
Nuclear Reactor
Chronology of the Atomic Age
Penicillin
Refrigeration
Rocket
Skyscraper Steel
Submarine
Telegraph
Telephone
3D Printer
3G Wireless Mobile Telecommunications
Typewriter
Vulcanization of Rubber
X-Ray Tube
Chapter 2: The Little Patent That Could
Aerosol Can
Aspirin
Barbed Wire
Bar Code
Battery
Inventor Profile: Alessandro Volta
Bottle Cap
Calculator
Cellophane
Chewing Gum
Colt Revolver
Drinking Straw
Levi Strauss Blue Jeans
Optical Fiber
PEZ Dispenser
Transistor
Chronology of the Computer Age
Velcro
Zipper
Zippo Lighter
Chapter 3: The More Humane Patent
Adhesive Bandage
Air Bag
Air Conditioning
Artificial Leg
Bionic Eye
Bra
iBot
Inventor Profile: Dean Kamen
Kevlar
Laser Eye Surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motorized Exoskeleton
Nicotine Patch
Parachute
Prozac
Reading System for the Blind
Respirator
Seat Belt
Smoke Detector
Turtle Excluder Device
Vitamins
Chapter 4: The Strange and Sensational Patent
Astroturf
Bubble Wrap
Chicken Goggles
Escapable Coffin
Genetic Engineering
Goat Traction Footwear
Lava Lamp
Maglev
Neon
Ouija Board
Pigeon Starter
Theremin
“Towering Inferno” Fire Blanket
Zeppelin
Chapter 5: The Patent That Eases
Automated Teller Machine
Bicycle
Breech-Loading Ordnance
Coal Breaker
Cotton Gin
Door Lock
Flush Toilet
Frozen Food
Handcuffs
Handle Guide
John Deere Plow
Kitty Litter
Lawn Mower
Microwave
Pasteurization
Polygraph Lie Detector
Post-it Notes
Remote Control
Self-Driving Car
Solar Panel
Tampon
Traffic Signal
African American Inventors
Vacuum Cleaner
Viagra
Chapter 6: The Patent That Pleases
Basketball
Cornflakes
Drive-In Movie Theater
Etch A Sketch
Fender Stratocaster
Jukebox
Peach
Phonograph
Quadcopter Drone
Radio
Inventor Profile: Nikola Tesla
Roller Coaster
Roller Skates
Slinky
Snowboard
Statue of Liberty
Television
Virtual Reality
Chapter 7: Resources
Resources
The Three Types of Patents
Patents versus Trademarks
How to Obtain a Patent
Useful Resources
Bibliography
Websites
Photo Credits
Newsletters
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