why no article?
"He's bet on the invetiveness of man and the ability of solar , battery, and aerospace technology to follow predicted price and performance improvement course."

invetiveness of man= I think it's a countable noun so why there's lack of an article?
the same thing with
the ability of solar , battery, and aerospace technology

Question

why no article?
"He's bet on the invetiveness of man and the ability of solar , battery, and aerospace technology to follow predicted price and performance improvement course."

invetiveness of man= I think it's a countable noun so why there's lack of an article?
the same thing with
the ability of solar , battery, and aerospace technology

Answer

Because we're talking in general.

It's really that simple.

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Another way to 'test' this is to put an article in front of the word you are querying.
..the man - this would refer to a particular individual

Answer

Hi! Here the word "man" refers to "the human race" in general and not one single, countable man.

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