| TheRealMafoo said:
I know I said I'm out of this thread, but this just had to be replied too. British inventions include That's not even covering 5% of them I reckon, and not even including the scientific advances we gave the world such as Laws of gravity and the theory of Evolution. Also, that's just Britain, let's get Persia, Holland, Germany and Mesopotamia in on this act, they even kick our asses. P.S. that's it from me for now.
I am coming in late on this one, but I thought I would comment anyway.... The Computer: Greek Penicillin: Technically correct, but first known to be of any use by a scotsman. Jet Engine: Germany was working on it at the same time, and completed the first Jet Engine 2 years earlier (1939) Microphone : Emile Berliner on Germany wad the first to invent a Microphone. Steam Engine: Greek scientist Heron of Alexandria Electric Transformer: Austria (Nikola Tesla) Flushing toilet have been around as early as 26th century BC Calculus: Co-founded with Germany. Telephone: Scottsman Radio: Nikola Tesla Insulin: Scottish / Canadian. Beta-blockers: Scotland.
So yea, you do get to technically clam the Scottish as your own, so you do get to call there inventions yours, but to say you invented all those things is a little far fetched. |
Erm, I hate to break this one to you but Scotland is in Britain, it's that big big in the north. Also radio was invented by Marconi, he was the first to transmit anything and do any work of importance. And the co-founded things... still invented in Britain, just because work was done in other countries too.
Besides the steam engine in the context we use it the catalyst for the industrial revolution. People played with little models in greek times yes, but no-one ever hauled a few hundred tonnes of coal round a country with it.
Oh and the copmputer... yuou kidding me. Charles Babage invented the computer, barely. I attribute the invention of the computer, or as we know computers to Alan Turing. To say otherwise is foolish.
