This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power.

This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power.

Includes facts on the top 12 inventions of America, from the lightbulb to basketball and blue jeans to the personal computer.

Why Has America Stopped Inventing? takes a close look at why America’s 200 year experiment with patents appears to be failing, and why America has all but sto