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[โ€“] Flubo@feddit.org 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not only in School, even at university I was taught the DNA structure was solved by Watson und Crick. But they stole data from Rosalind franklin and even openly admitted it years later.

[โ€“] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Edison ivented the light bulb in the US. No, it was Tungsram in Hungary. Edison did employ him as a result though. Bell invented the telephone. No, it was Edison labs. Bell stiole the patent from an Italian guy when he was working in the patent office. Philco invented the TV set. Nothing to do with it, it was Edison-Marconi. The CRT controller was invented in the Soviet Union hence the Philco invention story.

[โ€“] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm having a hard time fund evidence that AG Bell stole anything from an Italian, do you have any more information to keep me look this up?

[โ€“] BreadOven@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Along with Franklin, I believe a grad student, Raymond Gosling. I feel I'm forgetting about another big contributor, but who knows.