For the Record
1.) The submarine
William Bourne, a British mathematician, drew plans for a submarine in 1578. But it was only in 1620 that Cornelius van Drebbel, a Dutch inventor, managed to build a submarine.
2.) The metal-hulled ship
Metal clad, not hulled, ships?
3.) The telegraph
As early as 1775, electricians had been experimenting with telecommunication. A German scientist named Johann Schweigger constructed a "multiplier," or multi-turn coil, which greatly increased the magnetic power of an electrical circuit (Hochfelder, 1998). Meanwhile, an English scientist named William Sturgeon developed the electromagnet. Sturgeon used only a few loosely wrapped, uninsulated wires to create a weak electromagnet. Henry found that by combining the ideas of Scweigger and Sturgeon he could create an electromagnet powerful enough to make a telegraph possible. He took Sturgeon's electromagnet and used many tightly wrapped coils of insulated wire. Henry published his findings in Benjamin Silliman's American Journal of Science in 1831.
4.) The Trans-Continental Railroad
I guess Europe is a sub-continent...
5.) The blast furance
Have to go back a long time, to what is now know as Syria, to find evidence of Oxygenated Metal Production - only about 4300 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence
6.) The skyscraper
Impressive, but just engineering...
7.) The radio
GUGLIELMO MARCONI, who lived and worked in Bologna Italy.
8.) The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, who emmigrated from the US to Canada to live in Nova Scotia
9.) The light bulb
Only if you count the Carbon fillament light bulb, from Edison, who's work is based on. Electric light actually goes back to 1811, when Sir Humphrey Davy discovered that an electrical arc passed between two poles produced light. If I was going to pick an Inventor, I wouldn't pick Edison (see v. Nikolia Tesla) As it stand's Sir Joseph Wilson Swan in England was the first to use Carbon Fillaments, but Edisons lasted longer.
10.) The suspension bridge
Impressive, but just engineering...
11.) The Panama Canal
Impressive, but just engineering...
Also, what about the Panamainians?
12.) The airplane
Powered heavier than air aircraft, OK, this one I'll give you.
13.) The moving assembly line
By Henry Ford, who also 'invented' breaking the legs of striking workers in 1927-8.
14.) The liquid-fueled rocket
Doubtful, as NitroGlycerine was used to power shell delivery in the late 19th Century (thanks to the Nobel family, in Sweeden)
15.) The nuclear reactor
Hanford, Washington, to produce weapons grade uranium for the Atomic bomb project. Followed, unfortunately, by the CCCP, the British, the French... So very sad.
16.) The helicopter
I didn't believe that Leonardo Davinci was American. Hmmm, shows what I know.
17.) The integrated circuit
I'll give you photolithography, it's a more valid invention, and doesn't rely on Turing...
18.) Lunar landings
Nope, didn't happen, saw it on FOX...
Ever wonder why on a map of the moon, many of the names are in Russian?
19.) The internet
Given Al Gore vs. Tim Berners Lee, I'll take the boys at CERN
20.) The personal computer
So I can blame you for 24/7 porn delivery?
All researched on a true American invention "Google";)
No Reason, no reason at all,
Oh, and by the way, on e-bay there is a slightly used Navy EP-3E Aries II, low miles, please contact the Chinese embassy.
Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean that they are out to get you.
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For the Record ;)
1.) The submarine
William Bourne, a British mathematician, drew plans for a submarine in 1578. But it was only in 1620 that Cornelius van Drebbel, a Dutch inventor, managed to build a submarine.
2.) The metal-hulled ship
Metal clad, not hulled, ships?
3.) The telegraph
As early as 1775, electricians had been experimenting with telecommunication. A German scientist named Johann Schweigger constructed a "multiplier," or multi-turn coil, which greatly increased the magnetic power of an electrical circuit (Hochfelder, 1998). Meanwhile, an English scientist named William Sturgeon developed the electromagnet. Sturgeon used only a few loosely wrapped, uninsulated wires to create a weak electromagnet. Henry found that by combining the ideas of Scweigger and Sturgeon he could create an electromagnet powerful enough to make a telegraph possible. He took Sturgeon's electromagnet and used many tightly wrapped coils of insulated wire. Henry published his findings in Benjamin Silliman's American Journal of Science in 1831.
4.) The Trans-Continental Railroad
I guess Europe is a sub-continent...
5.) The blast furance Have to go back a long time, to what is now know as Syria, to find evidence of Oxygenated Metal Production - only about 4300 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence
6.) The skyscraper
Impressive, but just engineering...
7.) The radio
GUGLIELMO MARCONI, who lived and worked in Bologna Italy.
8.) The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, who emmigrated from the US to Canada to live in Nova Scotia
9.) The light bulb
Only if you count the Carbon fillament light bulb, from Edison, who's work is based on. Electric light actually goes back to 1811, when Sir Humphrey Davy discovered that an electrical arc passed between two poles produced light. If I was going to pick an Inventor, I wouldn't pick Edison (see v. Nikolia Tesla) As it stand's Sir Joseph Wilson Swan in England was the first to use Carbon Fillaments, but Edisons lasted longer.
10.) The suspension bridge
Impressive, but just engineering...
11.) The Panama Canal
Impressive, but just engineering...
Also, what about the Panamainians?
12.) The airplane
Powered heavier than air aircraft, OK, this one I'll give you.
13.) The moving assembly line
By Henry Ford, who also 'invented' breaking the legs of striking workers in 1927-8.
14.) The liquid-fueled rocket
Doubtful, as NitroGlycerine was used to power shell delivery in the late 19th Century (thanks to the Nobel family, in Sweeden)
15.) The nuclear reactor
Hanford, Washington, to produce weapons grade uranium for the Atomic bomb project. Followed, unfortunately, by the CCCP, the British, the French... So very sad.
16.) The helicopter
I didn't believe that Leonardo Davinci was American. Hmmm, shows what I know.
17.) The integrated circuit
I'll give you photolithography, it's a more valid invention, and doesn't rely on Turing...
18.) Lunar landings
Nope, didn't happen, saw it on FOX...
Ever wonder why on a map of the moon, many of the names are in Russian?
19.) The internet
Given Al Gore vs. Tim Berners Lee, I'll take the boys at CERN
20.) The personal computer
So I can blame you for 24/7 porn delivery?
All researched on a true American invention "Google"
Where?
No Reason, no reason at all, Oh, and by the way, on e-bay there is a slightly used Navy EP-3E Aries II, low miles, please contact the Chinese embassy. Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean that they are out to get you.