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Re:The Growing Impact of Old Scientific Papers by thaumasiotes on Sunday November 16, 2014 @02:30AM (#8613666)
Well, a traditional wheel, made from three wooden boards (|), doesn't see much application today. ;)
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Re:The Growing Impact of Old Scientific Papers by PythonicAlpha on Sunday November 16, 2014 @03:15PM (#8615270)
But when it would have been patented then by one of todays patent attorneys and the patent would still be valid, you could trash our modern life!
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