8 Discovery of Technology Results of Stealing Other People's Ideas, Facebook Included?
Tuesday 21 May 2019
The invention of technology is something that is both proud and amazing, considering that this one discovery is closely related to the fate of the world in the future.
If calculated, until this moment there have been a lot of sophisticated technologies that have been found and transformed human life into what it is today.
But, what happens if the technological discovery that we know so far turns out to be the result of stealing other people's ideas? Wow, really bad, gang.
Well, in this article Jaka will discuss the discovery of well-known technology that turned out to be the result of stealing other people's ideas.
The discovery of technology results in stealing other people's ideas
Not many people know that it turns out that many technological inventions were not really found by the inventor, you know, gang.
Worse, the invention of technology even results in stealing other people's ideas. If you don't believe, here Jaka give the following explanation.
1. Sewing Machine
sewing machine
Sewing machine is one of the technological inventions that is very useful and influential on human life to date.
Currently sewing machines come with a variety of different brands, but if you think this invention was discovered by Isaac Singer through his famous sewing machine company Singer Corporation the answer is wrong, gang.
Many people think that Singer Corporation is the inventor of a sewing machine because this company is very strong in the manufacturing industry.
In fact, according to Cambridge History, the Singer Corporation company is not the original inventor of this technology, you know.
Singer Corporation stole the idea from a woman named Elias Howe who finally demanded the right of royalty to the Singer Corporation company.
2. Telescope
telescope
Galileo is often mentioned as an inventor of telescope technology. However, in reality a man named Hans Lippershay was the inventor of this technology, the gang.
The man who was a Dutch citizen managed to create a magnifying device made of glass.
Apparently, the idea of this telescope was heard by Galileo and he decided to make his own creation. Galileo also even provided improvements in the manufacturing process.
In addition, Galileo was also the first person to use optics as a scientific instrument.
This is what ultimately made Galileo credited as the inventor of the telescope, the gang.
3. Telephone
telephone
Before smartphones came in various sophisticated forms and specifications like now, in the past we used telephones as a communication tool.
So far we have been taught that the only inventor of a device that can transfer sound from one place to another is Alexander Graham Bell.
But, in fact this is not that simple, you know. There is another name behind the history of the discovery of telephone technology that you can now enjoy, gang.
This began in the late 1800s where there was intense competition between Bell and a man named Elisha Gray.
Both of them competed to be the first to find telephone technology.
Then, on February 14, 1876 both of them filed their patents on the design technology.
However, apparently Bell bribed the patent office to find out the concept of the telephone initiated by Gray.
Finally on March 10, Bell succeeded in creating the world's first telephone.
4. Laser
laser
The idea of making a laser was first conceived by someone named Gordon Gould.
Although he had succeeded in creating an important technological discovery, Gould did not immediately apply for a patent because he felt that the discovery of the technology must still be improved.
This condition was then used as an opportunity for the two colleagues to steal the idea and patent it two years later, namely in 1959.
Finally, after three years of fighting in court, Gould was able to legally name his name on the battle for the discovery of this technology.
In addition, Gould also managed to claim several million dollars in royalties.
Discovery of Technology Results of Stealing Other Ideas ...
5. Radio
radio
The story of theft of other technological discovery ideas also occurred in the invention of radio.
In the last decade of the 19th century, a man named Nikola Tesla claimed that he could use his electronically charged tesla coil to send messages remotely.
Then, in 1900 Nikola managed to receive a patent for the idea.
Unfortunately, an inventor named Marconi tried to find something similar using Nikola's patent.
Marconi finally succeeded in creating a radio as well as being granted a patent for his invention.
Because he didn't have enough money, Nikola finally didn't sue Marconi for the theft of his idea.
However, finally the discovery of radio technology was credited to him after his death in 1943.
Very touching, yes, this story from Nikola Tesla, gang.
6. Facebook
Who among you is still playing Facebook, gang? Apparently, this social media platform also has a history of stealing other people's ideas, you know.
Everyone knows that Facebook's inventor is a successful man named Mark Zuckerburg.
Zuckerburg first launched Facebook to the public at the age of 19 when he was a sophomore at Harvard University in 2004.
However, the launch of Facebook was allegedly carried out by Zuckerberg without the knowledge of the three classmates namely Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narenda who also thought about his idea.
Finally, in 2007 the three classmates received payments from Facebook to ease the tension between them and Zuckerburg.
7. Lights
light
Lights have become one of the most important technological inventions that have ever existed in the world. Because as you can feel today, lights are very beneficial for human life, gangs.
Behind the benefits that are very helpful to humans, apparently there are interesting facts from the discovery of lights, you know.
As you have learned that the inventor of the lamp was Thomas Edison. Even so, in fact Thomas didn't really become the inventor of this one technology, gang.
The inventor of the actual lamp was named Heinrich Goebel. However, in 1854, somehow Goebel intended to sell the extraordinary invention to Thomas.
Because at that time Thomas did not see the benefits of the invention of technology, he finally refused to buy it.
However, not long after Goebel's death, Thomas finally bought a patent from the discovery of lights through Goebel's wife and claimed to be the inventor.
8. Television
tv
If at the time of school you were taught that the first TV in the world was made by a man named Vladimir Zworykin for an RCA electronics company, it turned out that it wasn't right, gang.
In fact, the original inventor of TV was a man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. Farnsworth first discovered TV in 1927 at the age of 27 years.
This error began when three years after Farnsworth managed to find this technology, Zworykin visited his laboratory which led to the theft of ideas.
After years of this case being taken care of by the court, finally the RCA company lost the appeal and Farnsworth was entitled to receive royalties for the discovery.