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Recognize the mother of Wifi (i.imgflip.com)
submitted 7 months ago by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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What's your evidence, Richard Easton??!?

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's an incredibly sensationalistic way to put it. By that logic, the ancient greeks are the forefathers of WiFi, because they figured how to create static electricity using cotton and ambar.

You can (and should) give credit without overstating their achievement.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 0 points 7 months ago

the ancient greeks developed more of wifi than u is for sure <3