An invention that is quickly accepted will turn out to be a rather tri…

Edwin Land
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An invention that is quickly accepted will turn out to be a rather trivial alteration of something that has already existed.
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An invention that is quickly accepted will turn out to be a rather trivial alteration of something that has already existed.

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