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Institute President David Cole Delivers Talk on History of Inventions at Imagine Solutions Conference

Watch Cole’s presentation from the 2021 virtual thought-leader forum.

April 8, 2021

Science History Institute president and CEO David Cole was a featured speaker at the virtual Imagine Solutions Conference 2021, a forum for “big ideas from renowned experts on critical issues.” Cole discussed the origins and history of the United States patent system in his talk titled “The ‘Secret Sauce’ in American Invention History.” 

This year’s conference, whose theme was “Change: The New Normal,” featured six 90-minute virtual sessions over six days on February 22, 23, and 24, and March 1, 2, and 3.

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