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Spring 2010


Volume 25, Issue 1

FEATURES

In 1836, commissioner Henry Ellsworth turned the U.S. Patent Office into an engine of innovation—and Morse's telegraph became the system's first major beneficiary

While 3-D technology has been around since the 19th century, it's only now taking off

Sporting its sophisticated wing sail—more aircraft wing than traditional sail—USA-17 blew the competition out of the water in the recent America's Cup race

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