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(... "One premise of this project is that “innovation” is of intrinsic interest, apart from whether an invention or product "succeeds", though we are also in fact organizing data on the difference between the low quality patent and the quality patent, with these being based on the invention's implementation, as determined by factors including the economic." (""quality patent is a tentative phrase, some rubric under which we could organize various pertinent angles on this))
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The invention of feasible aviation is a polar case of highly uncertain innovation, insofar as there was not confidence that controllable aircraft could be built and how they would be designed. We can infer high uncertainty from the fact that few firms were involved in the experimentation and research until its viability was proven in 1903-06.
 
The invention of feasible aviation is a polar case of highly uncertain innovation, insofar as there was not confidence that controllable aircraft could be built and how they would be designed. We can infer high uncertainty from the fact that few firms were involved in the experimentation and research until its viability was proven in 1903-06.
  
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One premise of this project is that “[[innovation]]” is of intrinsic interest, apart from whether an invention or product "succeeds", though we are also in fact organizing data on the difference between the [[low quality patent]] and the [[quality patent]], with these being based on the invention's implementation, as determined by factors including the economic. [[Patent]]s are relatively manageable and quantifiable, in principle, and we have learned the techniques to combine patents from different countries together. The degree to which each exemplifies the abstract quality of innovation is variable; some are literally re-filings of the same invention in a new country. We attempt to address this by a few means, including by the noted tracking of patents which make reference to earlier patents, the assumption being that a patent given external credit may be more innately and truly “innovative”.
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We try to track “[[innovation]]” activity, apart from whether an invention or product "succeeds". [[Patent]]s are countable, and we have learned the techniques to combine patents from different countries together. Some are literally re-filings of the same invention in a new country. We try to characterize [[high quality patent]]s and  [[low quality patent]]s. High quality patents have inventions that are original, useful, implementable, and are more likely to be cited by later patents.
  
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We create pages, and structure them, partially in response to needs as they arise. Factors inclusive of internationally and otherwise variable [[administrative culture]], inclusive of [[patent classification systems]] along with other institutional tendencies and protocols, will affect and at least partially characterize the nature of the data which we gather, and the manner in which we access it. We are presently assessing the nature of overall aero-developments in terms of their being the aggregate product of a “[[social network]]”, and we are looking into large transitional phenomena such as [[Industrialization‎]].
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Factors inclusive of internationally and otherwise variable [[administrative culture]], inclusive of [[patent classification systems]] along with other institutional tendencies and protocols, will affect and at least partially characterize the nature of the data which we gather, and the manner in which we access it. We are assessing the nature of overall aero-developments in terms of their being the aggregate product of a “[[social network]]”, and we are looking into large transitional phenomena such as [[Industrialization‎]].
  
 
This site gathers and analyzes data about the processes leading to the invention of the airplane and the start of the airplane [[industry]] around the world.  We keep pages on each of many items related to those technologies and the early industry and the people who made it happen. Data is integrated qualitatively and quantitatively, approached from multiple angles, as we draw data from multiple sources, multiple types of sources, antique or modern, analogue or digital, with page functions evolved so as to explicate items as they are quantifiably contextualized relative to other items and as they fall into categories. We keep [[Items unrelated to aero to keep on this wiki|some items that turn out not to be related]], in order to make clear why they are left out of some analyses.  We aim for complete coverage of these items up to 1916, and a few thereafter.  If you want use or add to the data please cite this wiki as a dataset or contact us -- see [[About this site]].
 
This site gathers and analyzes data about the processes leading to the invention of the airplane and the start of the airplane [[industry]] around the world.  We keep pages on each of many items related to those technologies and the early industry and the people who made it happen. Data is integrated qualitatively and quantitatively, approached from multiple angles, as we draw data from multiple sources, multiple types of sources, antique or modern, analogue or digital, with page functions evolved so as to explicate items as they are quantifiably contextualized relative to other items and as they fall into categories. We keep [[Items unrelated to aero to keep on this wiki|some items that turn out not to be related]], in order to make clear why they are left out of some analyses.  We aim for complete coverage of these items up to 1916, and a few thereafter.  If you want use or add to the data please cite this wiki as a dataset or contact us -- see [[About this site]].

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Data on aero patents and publications extend from the time that controlled flight was a dream to the time when it worked, becomes the core technology of a startup industry, and then a major industry supplying the military in WWI. The invention of feasible aviation is a polar case of highly uncertain innovation, insofar as there was not confidence that controllable aircraft could be built and how they would be designed. We can infer high uncertainty from the fact that few firms were involved in the experimentation and research until its viability was proven in 1903-06.

We try to track “innovation” activity, apart from whether an invention or product "succeeds". Patents are countable, and we have learned the techniques to combine patents from different countries together. Some are literally re-filings of the same invention in a new country. We try to characterize high quality patents and low quality patents. High quality patents have inventions that are original, useful, implementable, and are more likely to be cited by later patents.

Factors inclusive of internationally and otherwise variable administrative culture, inclusive of patent classification systems along with other institutional tendencies and protocols, will affect and at least partially characterize the nature of the data which we gather, and the manner in which we access it. We are assessing the nature of overall aero-developments in terms of their being the aggregate product of a “social network”, and we are looking into large transitional phenomena such as Industrialization‎.

This site gathers and analyzes data about the processes leading to the invention of the airplane and the start of the airplane industry around the world. We keep pages on each of many items related to those technologies and the early industry and the people who made it happen. Data is integrated qualitatively and quantitatively, approached from multiple angles, as we draw data from multiple sources, multiple types of sources, antique or modern, analogue or digital, with page functions evolved so as to explicate items as they are quantifiably contextualized relative to other items and as they fall into categories. We keep some items that turn out not to be related, in order to make clear why they are left out of some analyses. We aim for complete coverage of these items up to 1916, and a few thereafter. If you want use or add to the data please cite this wiki as a dataset or contact us -- see About this site.

Most of the pages have a row of structured (table) data on them, and explanatory text.

Here are some of the tables and lists on this site:

Work in progress

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