In July 2019, the world remembered the first man to set foot on the Moon, on the golden anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. Very soon, we will have another anniversary to consider. In December 2022, it will be 50 years since the last astronaut left the Moon.
In the era of ‘fake news’, patents provide an under-used source of true facts and chart the technological progress that has shaped everyday lives in the 21st century. This is the case made in the opening paragraphs of this book. True or false?