8. The Wrongly Accredited Inventor
Heinrich Goebel probably invented the light bulb. But most people alive today if asked would mention Thomas Edison as its inventor.
Thomas Edison was a great inventor. He gave the world inventions such as the phonograph, and including, as wrongly by many believed the light bulb. A search through history would prove the fact. After Goebel's death, Edison probably bought the patent from Goebbel's widow after his death. Goebel may have been trying to sell Edison the patent before his death.
7. Gordon Gould's Efforts Were Nearly Lost
The laser, Amplification of Light by Stimulated Radiation Emission,is a pretty popular piece of technology that is present in several high and low tech devices.
Gordon Gould invented the laser, with the intention of just exhibiting his new creation. He later decided to develop it further and then sought a patent.
Before he could go for a patent he was doublecrossed by two of his colleagues, who stole his idea and went seeking a patent for it. Decades of intense judicial battle ensued, and Gould was only just lucky to get back credit for the invention he had worked so hard for. He would made millions of dollars in royalties from his genius invenBack then
6. The Inventor Who Cheated Himself Into History
By the late 1800s many inventors were rushing to create the world's first telephone, a device that would be capable of transmitting sounds over distances. Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray were occupied the centre of this insane rush, and they both prevailed before anyone else.
On February 1876, both men filed their patents. Bell's name prevailed as the original inventor. But that happened because he had bribed the patent office to see Grays patent and had from their probably copied his.
5. We All Know Who Invented The Television
The television is today a nearly indispensable piece of entertainment and information transmission. Its inventor,Philo Taylor Farnsworth , sketched the plans for the television while he was yet a teenager. He got the inspiration for the invention when he was ploughing a field. He returned years later to work on the idea. He worked dedicatedly in a lab with his wife "Pem", until he perfected his idea.
Unfortunately for Farnsworth, he would not live to receive all the benefits due him for his dedicated labour. An inventor named Vladimir Zworykin who worked for the RCA, while visiting Fansworth's lab copied and stole his idea and soon claimed he was the device's inventor. Patent battles ensued and even though Farnsworth eventually won in the end, he didn't receive much of the rewards he should have. He later suffered depressive bouts and told his children not watch television.
4. Controversies About The Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine, but his idea was stolen by the Singer Cooperation, which was and still is a force to reckon with in the manufacturing industry. Isaac Singer and Singer Corporation were sued by Elias Howe and Howe eventually won the case.
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2. Stolen Best Idea
At one time in his career Tesla became obsessed with wireless power transmission. This happened when he was grasping a bulb in his hand while in his lab and the bulb lighted up without being connected to any power source.
To achieve this purpose Tesla erected a tower which unfortunately he didn't finish. The tower was to function in transmitting power wirelessly across the Atlantic. According to what we learned from history a man named Marconi is the inventor, because he discovered it first. But he might have stolen the idea from Tesla, as we learn if we peer deeper into history. Even though Tesla was later named the inventor of radio, by the United States patent office, Marconi got most of the credit and financial profit. Read more about Tesla one the most underrated and underappreciated geniuses in history.
1. History Got This One Wrong
