Everything You Think You Know About The History Of Invention Is Wrong
Well, OK, maybe not everything.
But 10 things, for sure.
Actually, Thomas Edison is NOT the inventor of the light bulb.
That would be Heinrich Goebel. Edison bought the patent for the light bulb from Goebel's widow. [Source]
Truth is, Galileo yoinked the whole telescope idea from a Dutchman
Hans Lippershey made the first telescope in 1608. Galileo thought that was pretty smart, and copied Lippershey's designs. [Source]
Pong was not the world's first videogame
The first videogame was written in 1952. It was called OXO. It was a digital version of tic-tac-toe. We don't know, but we're guessing the first OXO game ever ended in a tie. [Source]
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21 Jun 2012
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