[HN Gopher] Inventors Who Didn't Invent What They Are Famous for...
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Inventors Who Didn't Invent What They Are Famous for Inventing
Author : fortran77
Score : 13 points
Date : 2026-04-12 21:16 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| fortran77 wrote:
| WSJ Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/us-famous-inventions-
| inventors-wron...
| gorfian_robot wrote:
| didn't work? try this:
| https://archive.fo/20260412163711/https://www.wsj.com/tech/u...
| PaulShomo wrote:
| At a fundamental level, our society works by giving the corporate
| spokesperson credit for everything thought up or done in their
| organization. Really, credit for a whole lotta other claims too.
| CEOs and spokespeople are more brand avatars with megaphones,
| than actual people dealing in fact. Unfortunately this setup
| confuses hero worshippers.
| themafia wrote:
| Personally I think Gauss gets a little more credit than he
| strictly deserves.
| musicale wrote:
| There is also a difference between invention and innovation
| (including successful commercialization.)
|
| Apple didn't invent GUI-based computers, MP3 players,
| smartphones, tablet PCs, smartwatches, wireless earphones, or
| ARM-based laptops. But the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple watch,
| AirPods, and M1 MacBook Air were all category-defining products.
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