National Inventors Day 2022

This is another of those perceived travesties imparted by a well-meaning government.

February 11, 1983 was proclaimed as National Inventors Day by Ronald Reagan which corresponds to the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison — who allegedly held over 1,000 patents.

Only problem is I suspect that a signifcant number of his patents were stolen from others in his midst such as various associates and Nikola Tesla.

Given the fact that these suspicions cannot be proven at this juncture, I suppose I'll just have to give him the benefit of the doubt ... only I subjectively don't have any.

My problem with both Westinghouse and Edison surround their mistreatment of Tesla and the FBI is right in there with them stealing his stuff as well when they cleaned out his vault the very day he died.

I get this skepticism honestly coming from a place where my intellectual property was routinely stolen and copyrighted by others whose capabilities were far less than mine.

So anyway, Inventor's Day is somewhat sullied for me and Thomas Alva Edison is NOT what he is to many others in my mind.

J Edgar Hoover was and the FBI is far worse.

Happy Inventor's Day anyway.