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Tag: lamp

Q: what, exactly, did Orville Wright invent? A: a mailbox

January 22, 2017 Marc Abrahams

Many people associate the name Orville Wright with the invention of the airplane. However, Orville Wright invented — and patented — a combined mailbox and lamp:

Arts and Scienceinvention, lamp, mailbox, Orville Wright, patent

An ethics discussion of the “leg of lamp” medical case

September 22, 2014 Marc Abrahams

This ethics discussion, broadcast in The Netherlands, concerns the man who lost his leg and gained a floor lamp, which we discussed here recently. Dr. Erwin Kompanje is the main medical discussant here: UPDATE: The man is trying to sell his leg/lamp on Ebay for 100,000 euros: Here’s a report about that, by HVNL:

Research Newsamputation, ethics, lamp, leg

The man who lost his leg and gained a floor lamp

September 1, 2014 Marc Abrahams

An alternate headline for this post: “Leg of Lamp”. NRC Reader reports [in Dutch, auto-translated here into English]: I Wanted a Floor Lamp The right leg of Leo Bonten broke after a stupid accident. There was an infection, it was off. But Leo wanted to keep his leg per se. To make a lamp out […]

Arts and Scienceamputation, lamp, leg

Whynott: A Shaft for a Lamp Adjuster

July 18, 2010 Marc Abrahams

Some people ask why. Some ask Whynott. Today we celebrate the work of inventor John Whynott of Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: “Input Shaft for a Lamp Adjuster,” John Whynott, US patent #7438457, Oct 21, 2008.

Arts and Science, Improbable Investigatorsinvention, lamp, whynott
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