French Inventions (answers)

"James Robinson" wrote in message
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Greg Farris wrote:

BONUS QUESTION:
What nationality can legitimately claim Radio broadcasting, the
Internal Combustion Engine, and the Telephone? (ITALY)

These inventions were in development by many people, and some may have
built on ideas from others.

The light bulb is a good example. Edison is credited by many, but in
looking at the issue in more detail, you will find that he bought a
patent from a Canadian inventor, who had the essential idea, and was
perhaps 90 percent of the way to a practical product. Edison then
perfected the filament and gas in the container. So who was the inventor?
The one with the original idea, or the one who finally made a saleable
product?


Some sources indicate that Nernst got his light bulb into production before
Edison.

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The light bulb is a good example. Edison is credited by many, but in
looking at the issue in more detail, you will find that he bought a
patent from a Canadian inventor, who had the essential idea, and was
perhaps 90 percent of the way to a practical product. Edison then
perfected the filament and gas in the container. So who was the inventor?


"If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants."

(Isaac Newton in a letter to Robert Hooke, 1676)

Stefan