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dborehamtoday at 4:35 PM1 replyview on HN

This is a good piece of writing that nicely illustrates how what we perceive as "who invented something" is mostly a function of money and politics.


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twoodfintoday at 6:41 PM

If we’re talking about invention rather than discovery, who created the inflection point between potential and actual use seems relevant if not dispositive.