A patently false; patent myth--still

Sass reports that there is no evidence that an official of the US Patent Office resigned his post because he believed that all possible inventions had already been invented. This myth has been cropping up since Patent Office Commissioner Henry L. Ellsworth resigned in 1845. (reprint Spring 1989)

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Published inThe Skeptical inquirer Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 43
Main Author Sass, Samuel
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Buffalo The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (SCICOP) 01.05.2003
Subjects
Gates, Bill
Government employees
History
Resignations
United States > US
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Summary:Sass reports that there is no evidence that an official of the US Patent Office resigned his post because he believed that all possible inventions had already been invented. This myth has been cropping up since Patent Office Commissioner Henry L. Ellsworth resigned in 1845. (reprint Spring 1989)
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ISSN:0194-6730