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Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door is a phrase attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson in the late nineteenth century. The phrase is actually a misquotation of the statement: According to some sources, the current phrasing of the quotation didn't appear until 7 years after Emerson died. Thus, in 1889, Emerson credited with having said rather than 〔 It is unclear who deserves credit for the phrasing in common use today. The phrase has turned into a metaphor about the power of innovation,〔 and is frequently taken literally, with more than 4,400 patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for new mousetraps, with thousands more unsuccessful applicants, making them the "most frequently invented device in U.S. history".〔 ==References== American Heritage Magazine, ("A Better Mousetrap" ), 1996, Volume 47, Issue 6 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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