This takes me back. As a callow young broadcaster, I was sent one day to a small village behind Brighton to talk to an old man who for many years had been Rudyard Kipling’s chauffeur. Among many other things, but for no good reason that I can now recall, he told me with great emphasis that Kipling had invented the word gadget about the year 1904.
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30.1.08
Where Did the Word "Gadget" Come From?
Posted by netID UK at 12:46
Labels: Gadgets, Innovation, Life, People, Tech+Digest, Technology
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