Invention

A lost patent, unrealized riches, and a man who won’t give up his dream.

A lost patent, unrealized riches, and a man who won’t give up his dream.

In part II of her �Created in China� series, Mary Kay Magistad looks at how the government in Beijing is trying to spur innovation.

China invented paper, printing, the compass and the seismograph, among the first to harness fossil fuels, and map the stars. Then, it lost its innovative edge. Now China hopes to lead the world in creativity. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the story.