An honor roll of inventors - Winchester Sun

An honor roll of inventors - Winchester Sun

American innovation, something we take for granted today, has deep roots in our culture.  The U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1788, included what is now known as the intellectual property clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, which gave Congress the power “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” One of the first …