Alan Turing is the Father of Computer Science and AI Fact
Alan Turing can be considered “the father of computer science and AI.” Turing made major contributions to computing, codebreaking, and even helped the Allies win WWII.
Simultaneous Discovery
Multiple discovery (or Simultaneous Discovery) is when two people invent or discover something in or around the same time, independently or together. Most inventions and discovery are best credited to two or more people, thus this concept is important and pops up often. History tends to credit only the most famous, so a good historian should always be looking deeper for other discoverers and inventors.
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Edison Never Invented Anything Myth
Thomas Edison was a businessman, ideas-man, inventor, and more. He invented things, but more-so he collected patents, headed a team of developers, and created companies.
The Inventor of the Polio Vaccine Didn’t Patent it Fact
Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine in 1953 but never patented it. He believed, that like the sun, a vaccine for polio belonged to the people.
Discoveries are Often Discovered Independently By Multiple People Fact
Multiple discovery is the hypothesis that many discoveries and inventions are made independently, and more or less simultaneously, by multiple people.
Galileo Invented the Telescope Myth
The telescope is credited to Hans Lippershey in 1608. The following year Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei began making improvements to its design.
Ada Lovelace Wrote the First Computer Program Myth
British mathematician Ada Lovelace can be considered the mother of computer programing, as she wrote the first complex algorithm meant to be carried out by a machine. However, it is a myth that Ada Lovelace wrote “the first computer program” or was “the first computer programmer”, that title belongs to Charles Babbage.