Our country and its resources; . ectro-chemical industry came intobeing about the middle of the eight-ies and patent activity with rela-tion thereto was high at the sametime, The incandescent lamp started the electric age, in whose vortexwe still are, and patent concern inall things electrical is still inten-sive. The rise and fall of the bicy-cle, the wave of interest in auto-matic car couplings, the first surg-ings of activity in aeroplane inven-tion, and the deep concern of thegreat ingenious to solve the urgentnon-refillable bottle problem — allthese movements have been reflectedin the fil


Our country and its resources; . ectro-chemical industry came intobeing about the middle of the eight-ies and patent activity with rela-tion thereto was high at the sametime, The incandescent lamp started the electric age, in whose vortexwe still are, and patent concern inall things electrical is still inten-sive. The rise and fall of the bicy-cle, the wave of interest in auto-matic car couplings, the first surg-ings of activity in aeroplane inven-tion, and the deep concern of thegreat ingenious to solve the urgentnon-refillable bottle problem — allthese movements have been reflectedin the filing of applications in thePatent Office. In recent years theautomobile is establishing records,the arts relating to internal com-bustion motors, carbureters, gear-ings, self-starters, accessories, alloysteels and heat treatment of steelsbeing specially active. The United States has by far theproudest record in the field of in-vention; whether reckoning by thenumber of pioneer products, theiringenuity, or their far-reaching ef-. GE0RGE WESTINGHOUSEInventor of tlie Air T-rak. !? 208 OUR COUNTRY AM) ITS RESOURCES


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