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5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:00pm On Mar 08, 2017
It is quite shocking to discover that the wrong people have been celebrated for centuries for what they stole from others.

They have received credits, cash and their names have been immortalized. We study and hear about them whenever we are in the class and we were taught to aspire to be like them.

Here are 5 popular inventions that were built from stolen ideas.

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1. The Radio
It will not be a surprise if we all say that the radio was invented by Marconi. The shocking part of the story was that Marconi stole the idea from Tesla who discovered that he could send long distance messages over electrically energized "Tesla Coils" in 1890. Marconi used Tesla's research to build a radio which was accepted in 1904 and credited to him. Tesla tried to Sue him but he was not financial bouyant enough.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Davidhero(m): 9:02pm On Mar 08, 2017
following...
Don't mention the wright brothers..
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:08pm On Mar 08, 2017
2. The Telephone
Graham Bell and Antonio Meuci were colleagues who worked at a laboratory. Antonio Meuci had made a prototype of a Telephone 16 years before Graham released the first telephone.

Antonio discovered that sound could travel by electrical impulses through copper wires while researching on how to treat electric shock in the 1830's. Shortly after creating the prototype, Meuci fell sick and his wife sold his telephone prototype for $6. 16 years later, Graham Bell used his idea to invent the very first telephone.

Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:14pm On Mar 08, 2017
3. The Telescope
Physics texts told us that Galiloe Galilee invented the telescope in 1609 but it was actually a stolen idea from Lippershey. In 1608, Lippershey created the very first telescope but his patent was rejected for no reason. After Galiloe heard of Lippershey's work, he decided to build his own following Lipperahey's ideas making it to see farther.

Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Aonkuuse(m): 9:15pm On Mar 08, 2017
Following
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:20pm On Mar 08, 2017
4. The Sewing machine
Isaac Singer is credited for this work but it was Elias Howe who made the first sewing machine in 1846. In 1849, Elias took Singer to court for stealing his idea. The story behind the sewing machine is quite funny because neither Singer nor Elias we're the original inventors. It was actually invented by Walter Hunt in 1834 who later discarded the idea because he thought it will lead to unemployment

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by decatalyst(m): 9:23pm On Mar 08, 2017
Not only these ones. Some us quit our dreams when they are almost becoming a reality.

That's why I love the dude that developed an app that could help to alert NGOs when products at stores are about to expire. Some companies are ready to snap up his idea and possibly pay him peanuts compared to what he will eventually worth.

Mark Zukerberg is also an example.


We shouldn't quit too soon.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:31pm On Mar 08, 2017
5. The Television
Philo Taylor was a great inventor who was denied patent to several of his inventions. At age 21, in 1927 he put together the first working television. In 1930, Vladimir Zworykin visited him and stole his idea which he later went ahead to invent and got patent in 1938.

The story is quite confusing as we don't even know who stole from whom. Reports had it that Vladimir had created a model in 1923 bit we don't really know of the story's authenticity. All we know is that someone visited someone and stole from him. grin

Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Thepasserby(m): 9:32pm On Mar 08, 2017
The famous moon walk by Michael Jackson was also a stolen idea.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by crackhouse(m): 10:33pm On Mar 08, 2017
Incase it gets to front page.
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Nobody: 11:07pm On Mar 08, 2017
Nikola Tesla deserves to be crowned the greatest inventor of all time.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by FreshShavedBalls(m): 12:03am On Mar 09, 2017
Certain literary works were stolen from a black woman named Amelia Bassano and credited to an illiterate white man named Williams Shakespeare.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by mykeljosef: 12:20am On Mar 09, 2017
bayern - 5-1 arsenal
stolen from the wenger manual " various ways to arrive at the number 4"



lalasticlala fp oo

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by policy12: 3:15am On Mar 09, 2017
May God pick our calls before its late
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by moskobaba(m): 4:00am On Mar 09, 2017
Ideas rule d world, u joke with it den watch someone else give credit to himself
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by wissenschaften(m): 4:14am On Mar 09, 2017
mykeljosef:
bayern - 5-1 arsenal

stolen from the wenger manual " various ways to arrive at the number 4"




lalasticlala fp oo



lmaooo. . .
arsenal ehh

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Tazdroid(m): 8:00am On Mar 09, 2017
Thepasserby:
2. The Telephone
Graham Bell and Antonio Meuci were colleagues who worked at a laboratory. Antonio Meuci had made a prototype of a Telephone 16 years before Graham released the first telephone.

Antonio discovered that sound could travel by electrical impulses through copper wires while researching on how to treat electric shock in the 1830's. Shortly after creating the prototype, Meuci fell sick and his wife sold his telephone prototype for $6. 16 years later, Graham Bell used his idea to invent the very first telephone.
Sold not stolen. No record of whether Graham Bell bought it
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Tazdroid(m): 8:07am On Mar 09, 2017
Thepasserby:
3. The Telescope
Physics texts told us that Galiloe Galilee invented the telescope in 1609 but it was actually a stolen idea from Lippershey. In 1608, Lippershey created the very first telescope but his patent was rejected for no reason. After Galiloe heard of Lippershey's work, he decided to build his own following Lipperahey's ideas making it to see farther.
From what I read, Lippershey filed the patent in 1608. I could be wrong
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Tazdroid(m): 8:10am On Mar 09, 2017
Thepasserby:
4. The Sewing machine
Isaac Singer is credited for this work but it was Elias Howe who made the first sewing machine in 1846. In 1849, Elias took Singer to court for stealing his idea. The story behind the sewing machine is quite funny because neither Singer nor Elias we're the original inventors. It was actually invented by Walter Hunt in 1834 who later discarded the idea because he thought it will lead to unemployment
I'm sure no single tailor in Nigeria knows who Singer was, not talk of Howe grin, all their own na to collect, keep am and be telling u that the cloth never ready grin grin

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Nobody: 8:25am On Mar 09, 2017
Singer

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by ycmdng(m): 8:39am On Mar 09, 2017
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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by olasaad(f): 8:41am On Mar 09, 2017
skillful01:
Nikola Tesla deserves to be crowned the greatest inventor of all time.

Poor Tesla, I heard he died of penury.

Meanwhile "Everybody still in commerce and industry I stole alot but I know how to steal" Thomas Edison
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Sapiosexuality(m): 10:21am On Mar 09, 2017
Tesla really suffered. What he simply asked for was creating and recognition. He never really cared about money or politics.
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Nobody: 10:26am On Mar 09, 2017
This was not the only idea stolen from Tesla
undecided


And since you're on it...


6) CALCULUS :

Newton gets all the fame and glory but Gottfried Leibiniz was actually the first person to invent calculus.

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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by alex81(m): 11:10am On Mar 09, 2017
SirWere:
This was not the only idea stolen from Tesla
undecided


And since you're on it...


6) CALCULUS :

Newton gets all the fame and glory but Gottfried Leibiniz was actually the first person to invent calculus.


yeah, but d current notation being used in calculus is that of Leibniz. So I think he was recognised for his work on calculus too.
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Alitair(m): 12:42pm On Mar 09, 2017
The TV guy though. his visitor must be one mad genius
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Drversatile: 12:58pm On Mar 09, 2017
Everything originated from somewhere
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Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by tulipsmadra: 2:37pm On Mar 09, 2017
This Marconi guy sef where is he today in modern act, but Tesla is still standing strong. His coil has since been modified or reinvented (not so sure) for a different purpose. Lesson learnt: safe guard your ideals, dont go about sharing when you aren't ready.
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Roon9(m): 3:33pm On Mar 09, 2017
Thepasserby:
The famous moon walk by Michael Jackson was also a stolen idea.

Yeah! He got it from Billy Ocean
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by Nobody: 9:26pm On Mar 09, 2017
alex81:



yeah, but d current notation being used in calculus is that of Leibniz. So I think he was recognised for his work on calculus too.
Nay, that is not what the history books say,
Newton is mentioned first and foremost, making it seem like he was the one with the original idea.

Leibiniz, if mentioned at all, is only credited for having a different notation to be used and That's ALL.

Sad stuf.... sadsad
Re: 5 Popular Inventions That Were Built From Stolen Ideas by alex81(m): 11:12pm On Mar 09, 2017
SirWere:
Nay, that is not what the history books say,
Newton is mentioned first and foremost, making it seem like he was the one with the original idea.

Leibiniz, if mentioned at all, is only credited for having a different notation to be used and That's ALL.

Sad stuf.... sadsad


lol, well dts wat wiki says...

a notation that was adopted by most mathematics association in Europe and Britain.

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