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  1. Inventing the Telephone, Independently

    · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the i-invented-the-hippo dept. · 203 comments
    An anonymous reader writes "There is a nice article about the history of the telephone at AmericanHeritage.com. Most of us know that Alexander Bell beat Elisha Gray to the patent office by mere hours to claim credit for the invention of the telephone, but did you know that two other inventors can also claim the invention, including Thomas Edison? Similar disputes about independent invention and patent ownership can be found regarding the television, the airplane, and the automobile. Maybe it really is true: the economic benefit of encouraging patents is like that of encouraging window breaking."

  2. To Boldly Paint What No Man Has Painted Before

    Science · Space · · posted by michael · from the acrylic-or-oil-based dept. · 75 comments
    David Mazzotta writes "It's not just Sci-Fi authors who have had influence on space technologies. Artist Chesley Bonestell produced beautiful space-art that inspiried people from Sagan to Heinlein."