Laurie Garrett has the whole story (or as whole as anyone has it).
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His invention of the gas mask has saved countless lives since World War I, and his patent of the first traffic signal led to the modern-day traffic light.
One of my favorite books of all time-- 'The Martian Chronicles'.
tags: TEDTalks, Laurie Garrett, H5
One of the favourite tactics employed by the Australian in its war on science is quote mining. See, for example, Kininmonth's effort this week.