Comments by "John Berry" (@user-ud6ui7zt3r) on "A Most Insignificant Office: A History of the US Vice Presidency" video.
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I sometimes think that the only novel invention that came from the United States, across the entire 19th century, was the continual refinement and evolution of our American form of government. Across the entire 19th century, the USA was producing primarily lawyers, soldiers, and politicians. Meanwhile, over in Europe, serious mathematics was being developed, along with the elucidation of Thermodynamics and the simultaneous evolution of the Steam Engine. Indeed, across the entire 19th century, America had only one invention (a constitution-based, representative democracy), while Europe cranked out important mathematical methods and novel electrical circuits. About the only exception, across that time period in the USA, would be Colt's various firearms and the related ammunition/patents. Can anyone think of any noteworthy exceptions that occurred during the 19th century, here in the USA?
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