 My memory isn’t particularly good and, strange as it may seem, I believe that this is a help rather than a drawback because then my brain isn’t cluttered up with old information.I try to proceed straight toward the objective just as though no one else had ever worked on the problem.I depend much on flashes of insight and you’d be surprised how often you can cut ‘cross lots toward your goal when you start with an unprejudiced mind.”

After getting as far as possible on one of those direct line hunches he would then begins the necessary check-up for possible patent infringements and other practical considerations.