He goes through the histories of a lot of inventions and inventors. And finds some surprising stories.

于是他研究了许多发明物的历史及其相关发明家，因而发现了一些令人惊奇的故事。

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The French invention is among more than 1, 000 creations showcased by inventors from 45 countries at this week's inventions fair in Geneva.

在本周的日内瓦发明展上，来自45个国家的发明者共展出了一千多件展品。

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More than 200 inventors worldwide displayed their ideas at the 3-day British invention Show that ended Sunday. Many of the inventions are those you never knew you needed.

为期3天的“英国发明展” 18日顺利闭幕，来自世界各地的200多位发明家展示了自己的创意。

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Put more simply, if we had never let inventors profit from their inventions, we would all still be living in the dark ages.

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It was set up to partner with inventors to develop their inventions into patents, with an emphasis on a technology transfer program in Asia.

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Myhrvold's grand theme is that the U.S. needs an invention capital market--similar to venture capital for new businesses--to enable inventors to create hundreds of thousands more inventions each year than are being made today.

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