In Praise of Unglamorous American Invention

IF MOUSETRAP TECH is still the paradigm of Yankee ingenuity, it's surprising how sluggish murine-assassination R&D is. The avant-garde “no touch, no see” black-box traps that electrocute mice may seem impressive, but in my experience they only work once—and they're nearly $20 apiece. The trap that still tops best-of lists is roughly the same as the one …