WIPO World Intellectual Property Day

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Behind every great innovation, either artistic or technological, is a human story - a tale in which new pathways open as a result of the curiosity, insight or determination of individuals.

The Wright Brothers' boyhood fascination with flight leads to a flying machine and travel by air. Louis Pasteur's inquisitive mind advances the science of disease prevention. Tu Youyou's dogged analysis of herbal remedies results in a malaria treatment that saves millions of lives. Steve Jobs' ambition to make digital technology simple and accessible to everyone gives rise to personal computing and - three decades on - a new paradigm for the delivery of entertainment.