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How Thomas Edison, Mark Zuckerberg and Iron Man are holding back American innovation May 22nd 2012, 14:15 America needs its heroes, and it's no different when it comes to innovation. "From Thomas Edison to Iron Man, you have this idea of single combat warriors working feverishly in the threadbare den of solitude," scientist Eric Isaacs said at a Washington conference Monday, dropping a reference to the Marvel superhero who discovers a boundless source of clean energy. But it's rarely the case that ideas are born, fully fledged, out of the heads of geniuses, just in time to save the world—outside the realm of fiction at least. Read full article >>

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