And, ahem, Whitcomb Judson wanted to invent stuff because he wanted to invent stuff.

He feels that to be an inventor is the greatest thing that anybody could ever be.

And this is the generation right after Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison and they're still around, they're still very famous.

And Whitcomb Judson wants to speculate about, "What can I do to become a great inventor?" And he invents a whole host of stupid things.

Oh, I shouldn't say that, but-

Textiles were integrated with technology.

It broke open certain inhibition by making the opening and closing of the fastener into something that was so apparent, so in your face, at times.

One of the things that's fascinating to me is how the zipper became a metaphor for guiltless sex, quick sex, or allure.