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The Internet - too many in Britain believe it was invented by Tim, when he in fact invented the World Wide Web, not the Internet. The Internet is mostly an American invention.
The Internet - too many in Britain believe it was invented by Tim, when he in fact invented the World Wide Web, not the Internet. The Internet is mostly an American invention.
True, an American Military invention. A lot seem to get the internet and the world wide web confused.
Some believe that? I thought it was common knowledge that it's a German invention.
About 320 million people believe Ford invented the automobile. They are wrong but I don't blame them because it's what their history books say. The Germans(Benz) invented the automobile indeed.
The WWW is what made the internet what it is today, Tim Berners-Lee deserves credit for that. He is a Brit working in Switzerland at the time.
About 320 million people believe Ford invented the automobile. They are wrong but I don't blame them because it's what their history books say. The Germans(Benz) invented the automobile indeed.
The WWW is what made the internet what it is today, Tim Berners-Lee deserves credit for that. He is a Brit working in Switzerland at the time.
Umm, you know this HOW??? You must have had a lot of time on your hands talking to that many people.
And its not what is written in American history books.
Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, he is known for looking for ways to bring the costs down so that middle class people could afford to buy a automobile. And he believed that his workers should be paid enough to buy the cars they make.
Umm, you know this HOW??? You must have had a lot of time on your hands talking to that many people.
And its not what is written in American history books.
Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, ...
So, you're telling me American history books are completely honest and correctly state the Germans invented the automobile and did most other significant scientific and engineering discoveries together with the British? Then where does the notion of 'American exceptionalism' and the 'America is the best' propaganda originate from if everything significant has been discovered abroad?
About 320 million people believe Ford invented the automobile. They are wrong but I don't blame them because it's what their history books say. The Germans(Benz) invented the automobile indeed.
The WWW is what made the internet what it is today, Tim Berners-Lee deserves credit for that. He is a Brit working in Switzerland at the time.
I know. But, he often gets credit for inventing the whole thing. I was even watching a Documentry the other day about great British inventions, where is was boldly said by the narrator that the internet was invented in 1990. A passing mention Bob Khan or Vint Cerf at the very least, nope, it's all Tim.
I know. But, he often gets credit for inventing the whole thing. I was even watching a Documentry the other day about great British inventions, where is was boldly said by the narrator that the internet was invented in 1990. A passing mention Bob Khan or Vint Cerf at the very least, nope, it's all Tim.
True. Cerf and Khan(or their students) invented the TCP/IP protocol. However, the internet did not find any use besides military and academics. The world wide web invented by Berners-Lee is what made it huge today and he deserves credit for what the internet is today.
What I dislike about the world wide web is that a Brit invented it but the Americans are mostly monetizing it. It has been documented that the two Google founders and Suckerberg were all actually horrible programmers with poor technical skills but (obviously) brilliant business people who made billions from a British invention. Berners-Lee hardly earned anything from his invention. I have to give the Americans credit for that: they are better business people than Europeans.
So, you're telling me American history books are completely honest and correctly state the Germans invented the automobile and did most other significant scientific and engineering discoveries together with the British? Then where does the notion of 'American exceptionalism' and the 'America is the best' propaganda originate from if everything significant has been discovered abroad?
From uneducated people, to a degree.
Don't know if any textbooks are online, probably, but a quick Google shows all the sites clearly saying Ford invented the first MOVING assembly line, not the car.
Whether the delve into who actually invented the car is a good question. Sometime omitting something, is as bad as claiming something.
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