From 2bf112547d77d6450173cc7e73d0d0836d80b632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:47:02 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Created Why Vail Needed Morse (markdown) --- Why-Vail-Needed-Morse.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Why-Vail-Needed-Morse.md diff --git a/Why-Vail-Needed-Morse.md b/Why-Vail-Needed-Morse.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..59936e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Why-Vail-Needed-Morse.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +A lot of public interest has arisen in the last decade on the inventors behind new technologies: Tesla and Vail come to mind. But as an inventor myself, I think it's important not to lose sight of the crucial role businessmen (Westinghouse and Morse) play in promoting a new technology. + +I am *terrible* at promotion: I have no interest in it. As a result, many of my inventions never make it anywhere. For me, the fun is in creating the thing. When people start using it, usually that's at best a distraction, and at worst a killjoy. For this reason, I rarely bother trying to promote my work. + +Occasionally, as with Vail (this project), someone will stumble across something I made and start doing the promotion for me. That's the only way a project like this is ever going to gain popularity, and I wish people who took on this role got more credit for their hard work. \ No newline at end of file