Rachel Willmer wrote: > ... > come to think of it, didn't a German, Konrad Zuse, invent the first > binary computer, the Z1, in Berlin in 1936...
Perhaps, but a. We're drifting WAAAY off-topic here, and b. http://www.coe.unco.edu/DonnaFerguson/ETHistory/TESLA.HTM an excerpt: Inventors of the modern computer have repeatedly been surprised, when seeking patents, to encounter Tesla's basic ones already on file, noted Tesla historian Leland Anderson. Indeed, two of Tesla's patents from 1903 contain the basic principles of the logical and circuit element. Nikola Tesla (despite how Hoover's FBI treated him) was the greatest inventor of all time, bar none. Whether or not you know it, his brilliant advances touch our lives every day, and unfortunately he died in poverty (but let's talk about MONEY!!!) JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
