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
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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