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...MOUSETRAP IS THE MOST PATENTED DEVICE IN U.S. HISTORY --THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF MOUSETRAPS IS WOODSTREAM CORP. IN LITITZ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man-Made Marvels | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

Building a Better Mousetrap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man-Made Marvels | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...markets created by innovators and then using whatever tactics necessary (legal or not) to eliminate competition. Gates likes to paint himself as a techno-genius, but he's actually just the bully who got fat eating the real geniuses' lunches. CHRIS ELLENS Nepean, Ont. Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door--including the trustbusters. D. JEAN HAYES Northampton, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 29, 2000 | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...gangly-armed pendulums into seemingly random gyrations. For lighter fare, they line up at the Gadget Cafe "lunch counter" to work with a smorgasbord of hinges, coffeepots and other items. Using screwdrivers, scissors and pliers from the utensil rack, they build such original toys as tabletop cars powered by mousetrap springs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kingdom Of Learning | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

After years of attempting to "build a better mousetrap," those darn scientists have moved the goalposts and built a better mouse! GLENN JONES Bolton, England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

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