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"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
...

The enabling technology had just reached a level at which there were a
number of contenders, some of whom were French, at the time of the
Wrights'
first flight--so that there was an element of luck in being first, in
addition to the obvious hard work and dedication.

However, from what I have heard, the Wrights and the US Patent Office were
also the principal reason that aviation technology in the US was virtually
frozen for the next decade. That allowed the French, who were and still
are
very strong contenders in engineering and medicine, to make most of the
contibutions to aviation.

Regrettably, there is reason to suppose that the same is now happening to
us
with regard to computer software--although the beneficiaries appear to be
different.
Peter
Just repeating what I have heard


Welcome to the down side of capitalism....


Luke