The Country That Was Built to Invent: America at 250 New!

Two hundred fifty years ago we didn’t just declare independence, we shipped a system designed to protect the raw materials of invention. From the Patent Act of 1790 to fusion ignition in a Livermore lab, here’s why American technology keeps compounding, and the founders’ quiet genius that made it possible.

July 4, 2026 · 7 min · 1358 words · John Reed