"Re-inventing the wheel" (1965)

[Fred Shapiro]

Here's a slightly earlier example:

1964 _Stanford Law Review_ XVI. 520  "Rediscovering America" or
"reinventing the wheel" is not a fruitful activity even if we do it with
new language and techniques.

Fred Shapiro


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