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===Science and technology===
===Science and technology===
*the [[free software]] movement and its development of the [[Linux]] operating system
*the [[free software]] movement and its ongoing development of the [[Linux]] operating system
*the development of a heavier-than-air, fixed wing aircraft by the [[Wright brothers]], despite opposition and mockery by aviation "experts."
*the development of a heavier-than-air, fixed wing aircraft by the [[Wright brothers]], despite opposition and mockery by aviation "experts."
*[[Henry Ford]]'s mass-production techniques, which turned automobiles from a curiosity into the backbone of American industry despite Ford's lack of formal education.
*[[Henry Ford]]'s mass-production techniques, which turned automobiles from a curiosity into the backbone of American industry despite Ford's lack of formal education.