Inventions and Their Management
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Inventions and Their Management is a science book
by Alf K. Berle and L. Sprague de Camp
, based on the earlier book Inventing and Patenting by Alf K. Berle and Howard Wilcox. The Berle/de Camp version was published by the International Textbook Company
in 1937. Second and third editions were issued by the same publisher in 1947 and 1951, and the work was revised and reissued under the new title Inventions, Patents, and Their Management by Van Nostrand in 1959. It has been translated into Japanese
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The book contains a comprehensive study of patents and patent law, trademarks, and copyright in the United States
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Inventions and Their Management was L. Sprague de Camp's first book; he went on to become a prominent science fiction
and fantasy
writer, as well as authoring a large number of additional non-fiction works.
Science book
A science book is a work of nonfiction, usually written by a scientist, researcher, or professor like Stephen Hawking , or sometimes by a non-scientist such as Bill Bryson...
by Alf K. Berle and L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
, based on the earlier book Inventing and Patenting by Alf K. Berle and Howard Wilcox. The Berle/de Camp version was published by the International Textbook Company
International Textbook Company
The International Textbook Company I.T.C. was founded in 1895 by publisher Thomas J. Foster in Scranton, PA. As its name implies the I.T.C. published instruction papers, booklets, and textbooks for its subsidiary department the International Correspondence Schools...
in 1937. Second and third editions were issued by the same publisher in 1947 and 1951, and the work was revised and reissued under the new title Inventions, Patents, and Their Management by Van Nostrand in 1959. It has been translated into Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
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The book contains a comprehensive study of patents and patent law, trademarks, and copyright in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Inventions and Their Management was L. Sprague de Camp's first book; he went on to become a prominent science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
writer, as well as authoring a large number of additional non-fiction works.