Outliers & The Man from Wales
“To train and educate the rising generation will at all times be the first object of society, to which every other will be subordinate”. (The Social System, 1826) From the… Read more Outliers & The Man from Wales →
Mighty Machines
Mark Frauenfeder, Editor-in-chief, Make, wrote the “The spinning wheel made England into a powerhouse.” The spinning wheel in question, however, was not a home-style spinning wheel that resided in a… Read more Mighty Machines →
Claims & Counterclaims
“Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.” Samuel Butler The Patent Race ended in a courtroom. In 1775, Richard Arkwright, ever the astute entrepreneur, patented an assortment of… Read more Claims & Counterclaims →
The Patent Race
“The spinning wheel made England into a powerhouse.” Mark Frauenfelder, Editor-in-chief, MAKE We like to choose sides. It makes everything less complex because we allow ourselves to identify emotionally with… Read more The Patent Race →
Reeds, Clocks & Wigs
“My father told me, never have partners.” Howard Hughes The Richard Arkwright narrative integrates many themes, from innovation and development to human rights and international trade. But it is first… Read more Reeds, Clocks & Wigs →
Who Gets the Credit?
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.” Andrew Carnegie Richard Arkwright was destined to be called the “Father… Read more Who Gets the Credit? →
Partners, Choices and Pathways
“I wear the chain I forged in life….I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own… Read more Partners, Choices and Pathways →
Wigs & Windows of Opportunity
“It was an odd situation. For a century and a half, men got rid of their own hair, which was perfectly comfortable, and instead covered their heads with… Read more Wigs & Windows of Opportunity →
