More important, Hammer invented the commutator switch, or flasher, an automatic motor-driven device that allowed circuits to be turned on and off in sequence.
These aren't among the best films that Wayne ever appeared in, but each one offers another chapter in the story of the singular character that Wayne, with the help of several important collaborators, invented for himself.
Most important, he invented and patented a method for inflicting fine, permanent pleats on silk, so it was both form-fitting and expandable, like an early form of stretch fabric, yet had some body of its own.
And by that I mean on-the-level-of-Alexander-Bell- important: He invented SMS.
And by that I mean on-the-level-of-Alexander-Bell- important: He invented SMS.
It is important to invent an enemy so that your followers don't realize the enemy is you.
In these situations, when there exists no rationale for falling out, it's important to invent one – which is much easier than it sounds.
Finding better technology for creating 3-D maps is just as important as inventing ways for autonomous cars to sense and interpret their surroundings to the dream of never having to drive again.
What Americans did was more important than invent new principles; in the telling phrase of John Adams, "they realized the theories of the wisest writers".
Among the most important: vulcanized rubber, invented by Charles Goodyear, which became crucial in tires but also improved a vast range of industrial products; the elevator, invented by Elisha Otis, which made it practical to build skyscrapers and set the stage for modern cities; and the sewing machine, invented by Elias Howe, which transformed the garment industry.
