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Who Really Invented The Telegraph?

Posted by timothy on from the trick-question dept.

Fat Boy unslim writes "It's been 250 years since the publication of a paper describing the theory behind sending messages down a wire using electricity. Unfortunately, no one knows who wrote it." If you thought the answer was as simple as "Morse," this article may come as a surprise.

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  1. Let me guess... by gpinzone · · Score: 0, Troll

    It wasn't an American. That's becuase in today's politically correct world, NOBODY from American EVER invented anything. It was all the Europeans and New Zealenders. Yeah, that's the ticket. Bamboo Dick invented the airplane. Tesla was smarter than Edison, therefore Edison's achivements are all worthless. Blah blah.

  2. Another example by Mourgos · · Score: 0, Troll

    where an American (Morse) gets credit for the work of another person. Just like Christopher Columbus wasn't the first to discover the new world. In reality, the new world was discovered by a Greek from the Island of Chios.

  3. Uh.. wait... by borgdows · · Score: 0, Troll

    Honestly... who cares?