Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
Jim biggs. [applause] its always special to have them. Welcome, everyone, to the barnum museum. I know many of you have been here before, but is this anybodys first time here . Oh, well, welcome. Welcome to the barnum family. Were delighted to have you on this Beautiful Day in downtown bridgeport, connecticut. This is the barnum museum. It is, in fact, p. T. Barnums last museum. As we all know, he started his museum inn 1842, and this was hs last gift not just to city of bridgeport, but really to the Global Community that we serve. Many of you are very familiar with thewe museum. In 2010 we were hit by a tornado because thats the kind of stuff that happens to barnum. And then the year after that it was hurricane irene, and then the year after that it was superstorm sandy. Want to also give a huge shoutout to state of connecticut and our delegation who supported a 7 million bonding because we are just about to embark on a historic recap of thatde gorgeous barnum building from 1893. So t
Weekend on cspan3. Up next on American History tv, Brooklyn Law School professor Chris Beauchamp talks about his new book invented by law Alexander Graham bell and the patent that changed america. He argues that the reason bell is remembered as the inventor of the telephone is because his lawyers. Although others contributed to his invention, bell won out because of america capozzi patent laws. Americas patent laws. Thank you for coming to tonights program. Can you hear me . Now . Tonight. For coming out of courtesy to the speaker, please turn off your electronic devices, he gets even though we are talking about telephones, we do not actually to hear them during the program. [laughter] like this . Ok. Thank you. The 1800s were a time of rough and ready idealism in the United States. Washe federal era transformed into a template for what we know now. It was a time in which are learning to cope with the , steel andught steam electricity and laid the foundations for the 20th century. It w
Please turn off electronic devices. We are talking about telephones, but we do not want to hear them. Uring the program like this . Ok. Thanks. The 1800s were a time of rough and ready idealism in United States. As the federal era was transformed into a template that we know now. A time in which our learning to bye with the changes wrought steam, steel, and electricity laid the foundations for the 20th century. Among the types of folk heroes were that of the loan genius inventor. From the founding of our country, americans have been obsessed with individualism and creativity. It is a was impossible to become famous and possibly rich to become the first person to do and invent something useful. One of the privileges of this exalted status has been the granting of a patent, the official acknowledgment that one is responsible for an idea or invention in the right to grant permission for others to duplicate it. It is described as a copyright for stuff instead of for writing. Tonight youll
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