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Fall 1994


Volume 10, Issue 2

FEATURES

When two wheels and two pedals were the cutting edge of military-transport technology

WHY WAS HE SO EXTRAORDINARILY CREATIVE—AND THEN SO EXTRAORDINARILY UNCREATIVE?

INCUBATORS FOR NEWBORN INFANTS WERE DEVELOPED NOT IN A MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY BUT AMID BARKERS, SIDESHOWS, AND GAWKING CROWDS

They spanned the enormous gap between wood and steel in America, and although the few that survive are little appreciated today, they are the lovely remnants of an era of revolutionary technological change

THE CHALLENGE came from one of broadcasting’s most revered figures: Build a working videotape recorder in five years. The competition was intense, and the victor turned out to be a small, virtually unknown firm. The results changed entertainment forever.

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