Re: Inventions That Change Our Lives.
Originally Posted by
Baz46
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Just checked out Wikipedia and as far as I can see the reverse seems to be shown on there,
see the third paragraph:
"Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the first practical telephone, John Logie Baird's invention of television"
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/un...ave-the-world/
Yes and this is what I was taught at school.
However, google helps you dig a bit deeper ...
Bell & Baird were both born in Scotland but neither were living or working there while doing their vital research. Both were financed abroad working on different aspects of what evolved into their accredited inventions. Neither the phone nor the TV were invented in Scotland.