>>I agree. Throughout history, there have been many who have made major contributions to science and received no recognition.
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>Here's one... I don't know if it's myth or fact, but it is claimed that the incandescent light bulb was actually invented by a Canadian who sold rights to his patent to Edison. Yet we've all learned that "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb". (apparently Edison had the connections and know-how to get the thing to market (which I guess in the end is what really matters)).
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Jim, you are badly mistaken. Everything was invented in Soviet Union, homeland of elephants. Americans just stole all inventions with help from Canada and Walter.