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100 1 _aPrindle, Edwin J.
_q(Edwin Jay),
_d1868-1942
245 1 4 _aThe Art of Inventing
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-04-30
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Jana Palkova and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Art of Inventing" by Edwin J. Prindle is a technical paper written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1906. The book discusses the principles and methods behind making technical and patentable inventions, emphasizing the commercial importance of the inventor's role in society. Prindle, who is also a member of the New York Bar, provides insights into how inventive processes work, challenging the notion that inventors are born with unique talents while suggesting that inventiveness can be cultivated through methodical approaches. In this work, Prindle delves deep into what constitutes inventing, outlining different categories of protectable inventions, such as machines and compositions of matter. He emphasizes that successful inventions often emerge from methodical research, creativity, and logical reasoning rather than spontaneous inspiration. By dissecting the inventive process into various stages—selecting a problem, analyzing previous solutions, and creatively combining known elements—he illustrates how some of history's greatest inventions, like the automatic steam engine and various technical devices, evolved from simple ideas into sophisticated solutions. Ultimately, Prindle's exploration demystifies the art of inventing, presenting it as a systematic pursuit that combines imagination with rigorous study. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInventions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45541
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