TY - Type of reference TI - David M. Smith and the invention of the clothespin in mid-19th century America AU - Philippe Bruyerre AB - The clothespin, an everyday technical object, was patented in 1853 by David M. Smith, an inventor and entrepreneur from the small town of Springfield, Vermont. Based on his biography, this article examines the technical and socio-economic determinants of an object that has been the subject of more than 2,000 patents in a century and a half in the United States, and is an icon of American ingenuity. DO - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2021.0765 JF - Technology and Innovation KW - Clothespin, invention, entrepreneur, Vermont, icon, Pince à linge, invention, entrepreneur, Vermont, icône, L1 - https://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_techinn22v7n1_2.pdf LA - en PB - ISTE OpenScience DA - 2022/01/7 SN - 2399-8571 TT - David M. Smith et l’invention de la pince à linge dans l’Amérique du milieu du XIXe siècle UR - https://openscience.fr/David-M-Smith-and-the-invention-of-the-clothespin-in-mid-19th-century-America IS - Issue 1 VL - 7 ER -