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What is a celebrated invention/discovery attributed to a single person but, had they not done it at the time, it is likely that someone else would have done it anyway not long after? (mander.xyz)

submitted 20 hours ago by narwhal@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Bonus question: What is an invention that was really important and there is no telling how long we would have to wait for it to appear had it not been discovered by the one credited with it?

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t you say that about all inventions?

For the thread:

The Wright Brothers were the first to fly but there were numerous teams working on doing that.
Ford generally gets the credit for assembly line production for cars. Ford “invented” the moving production line for cars, while it was actually Olsom Olds who “invented” the assembly line for cars. All of this was during the Industrial Revolution. The first true assembly line was a. Ship outfitting process that was done in the 12th century.
Bell is credited for the invention of the Telephone, He certainly is the one who patented it.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 10 hours ago

Jmm Acktually... Santos Dumont fly first. What the Wright brothers did was inventing Angry Birds.