there was recently a great article posted somewhere on exactly the subject of steam engines and how little progress was made until the patent expired. now I ca

there was recently a great article posted somewhere on exactly the subject of steam engines and how little progress was made until the patent expired. now I can't find it damn it. edit, found it! http://mises.org/daily/3280 http://mises.org/daily/3280 edit: it's an excerpt from the book kiba is talking about above.