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To: RoughDobermann
Out of curiousity, who said that?
3 posted on 03/12/2003 9:25:05 AM PST by gomaaa
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To: gomaaa
IIRC, some English twit. I'll see if I can find out...
5 posted on 03/12/2003 9:28:14 AM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: gomaaa
I think I misquoted. I believe that it was actually, "Everything worth having must already have been invented."
6 posted on 03/12/2003 9:30:19 AM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: gomaaa
Here ya go.

"Everything that can be invented has been invented." - Charles H. Duell

Questionably attributed to him anyway.

7 posted on 03/12/2003 9:33:00 AM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: gomaaa
He was American Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents
8 posted on 03/12/2003 9:33:37 AM PST by RoughDobermann
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To: gomaaa
I believe it came from the head of the US patent office in the late 1800's.... whoever he was...
10 posted on 03/12/2003 9:36:03 AM PST by tje
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