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...social origins, which he identifies as the era of philosophical idealism that followed the industrial and mechanical innovations of the early 19th century. Throughout this historical investigation, Stoll weaves—or, rather, interjects—a stilted biography of John Adolphus Etzler, the titular “Mad Inventor?? (who you’ve never heard of because he never invented anything that actually worked). Etzler’s life and energies were spent striving to harness the earth’s natural forces—wind, current, sun, rotation—believing that...
Bowen said he was “the principal inventor?? of the academic index, a computation of several factors used to determine an incoming athlete’s eligibility. This helped answer the question of who was qualified for admission, but it didn’t answer the problem of representativeness...
Advocates say everyone at Harvard stands to benefit from such profligate industry spending—for every sale brokered by the University, Harvard keeps 15 percent of royalties, the inventor??s school keeps 20 percent and the professor and his department keep the remaining 65 percent...