Flash of Genius

Richard Mudrinich, Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man, had a flash of genius at the time of his lawn mower accident. In essence, Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man has been the catalyst and inventor of several innovative yard safety products and services in the green industry. Richard Mudrinich is a genius.

Flash of Genius comes from a legal term in patent law, which was in use from 1941 to 1952, called "The Flash of Genius Test" for patentability. It argued that an invention could come to someone out of nowhere and without years of working on it beforehand.

In addition, Flash of Genius is a film about the life of Robert Kearns, directed by Marc Abraham and starring Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, and Dermot Mulroney. The screenplay was written by Philip Railsback and based on a 1993 New Yorker magazine article of the same title by John Seabrook. The film was released on October 3, 2008 by Universal Pictures.

The Flash of Genius movie is based on the article Seabrook, John, "The Flash of Genius: Bob Kearns and his patented windshield wiper have been winning millions of dollars in settlements from the auto industry, and forcing the issue of who owns an idea", The New Yorker, January 1993. In addition, the book Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention by John Seabrook, staff writer for The New Yorker, is a collection of true stories about where great ideas come from, and is the basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Greg Kinnear releasing October 2008. Based on a true story, "Flash of Genius" book is the official tie-in to the feature film starring Greg Kinnear as an inventor who fought against the odds for what he believed in, and won.

In Flash of Genius, John Seabrook explores the moment when inspiration strikes in an otherwise average life, and what happens when that idea moves out into the larger culture and takes on a life—and commercial possibilities—of its own. The title piece in this collection is the David v. Goliath story of Bob Kearns, a professor and inventor who came up with something we all use every chance we get: the intermittent windshield wiper. When Kearns’ patents were infringed, he fought General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and eventually prevailed in a classic American story of never giving up, never backing down.

Seabrook has been fascinated by stories of invention and entrepreneurship since childhood, when he grew up with an uncle who invented something as ubiquitous as Bob Kearns’ wipers: boil-in-bag vegetables. In Flash of Genius, Seabrook also writes about his family’s invention and about thirteen other iconoclastic visions that turned into the stuff of every day.

It is apparent that the Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man story needs to shared with the world as well. Thank you.

Think before you cut. It hurts. Be yard safe! Nonetheless, be aware of the flash of genius!

Richard T. Mudrinich

Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man

http://www.rescuerick.com