Hi Thomas,

>Telegraph

With a heavy british contribution by inventor William Sturgeon who invented the mechanism on which its based on. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltelegraph.htm

>Telephone
Yep,

>Ford – automobile assembly line.
Yep, this was innovative

>Wright Brothers – First successful airplane.
Yep,

>Radio communications

Hmmm, I can't confirm that. A number of people from europe contributed to this: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blradio.htm

>Television

Can't see that either. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltelevision.htm

>Worlds first nuclear bomb.

They certainly created and used the first one, but for the innovation side see http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12_1a_n.htm

>First audio tape recorder for the market, first video recorder, first instrumentation tape recorder and a lot more – Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, California

The audio tape was invented by Valdemar Poulsen in the 1890s, and improved in Germany, brittain and the US in the 30's. Yep, in 1951 Ampex introduced practical devices based on this technology.

>How about computers? Main Frame, and even PC’s?

Computers are older than you might think. The father of the modern computer seems to be Konrad Zuse (german). http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

>Putting men on the Moon

Absolutely, however I more see it as an achievement rather than innovation. The innovations that NASA made in this respect made this possible.

>iPod :)

You're right.

>We have been an innovative nation. Our problem is that to make a profit we sell our technology.

I don't think that is the problem though.

Walter,