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Inventors seem to come in two basic categories: the first group includes those who are simply happy to tinker with something new and enticing, whilst the second group perceives the potential value of their inventions, and strive to commercialize them as soon as possible. The early history of wireless communications has prominent examples of both categories.
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Launiainen, P. (2018). “It’s of No Use Whatsoever”. In: A Brief History of Everything Wireless. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78910-1_2
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