Hopwood-Lewis and Macleod, 2013, on Patents, Lanchester, and the Aero Society of Great Britain
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Jonathan Hopwood-Lewis and Christine Macleod (both University of Bristol). 2013. Patents, publicity and priority: The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, 1897–1919. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 44:2, June 2013, Pages 212-221. DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2012.11.007
From the abstract page at ResearchGate.com:[1]
- For the amateurs who had been exchanging information freely in pursuit of [the] common goal [of powered flight] there appeared the new prospect of a commercial aviation industry, which posed [a] dilemma of whether to continue such open exchanges or to seek private profits through trade secrecy and patent protection. The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain espoused an ethos of open communication yet its Journal (established in 1897) encouraged its readers to obtain patent protection. Our paper explores this dilemma and analyses, in particular, the strategic use of publication and patents by the leading aero- and motor-engineer, F. W. Lanchester (1868–1946).
They say Lanchester made 426 patent applications and was a regular contributor to engineering journals and the author of important works on the theory of aerodynamics and the military deployment of aircraft.
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| Original title | Patents, publicity and priority: The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, 1897–1919 |
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| Simple title | Patents, Lanchester, and the Aero Society of Great Britain |
| Authors | Jonathan Hopwood-Lewis, Christine Macleod |
| Date | 2013-06 |
| Countries | GB |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | Frederick William Lanchester, patents, patent management, British industry, Aeronautical Society of Great Britain |
| Journal | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 10 |
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