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Tag: whynott

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

Whynott: The Blues

July 17, 2010 Marc Abrahams

Today begins a week-or-so-long celebration of Whynotts and such. Some people ask why. Some ask Whynott. First, we celebrate the work of Professor Douglas Whynott of Emerson College: “Lessons in the Blues,” by Douglas Whynott, The Massachusettes Review, 1992.

Arts and Science, Improbable Investigatorsblues, why not, whynott
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