14th April 2003, 7:32 PM
Laugh-out-loud. I hardly think that the birthplace of the inventor decides what nationality an invention belongs to. I knew he was born in Canada; that inconsequential...it was invented in American, and he lived in America all the while it was in development.
To prove that, Marie Curie (and her husband) are credited with discovering radium. At first glance that's a French name, so for arguments sake, the French discovered radium. Yet she was or Polish descendance. Does that mean that the Poles discovered Radium? She became French, married a Frenchman, lived in France, spoke French, had children in France...soo....who gets credit for radium, Poland or France?
Same for basketball.
To prove that, Marie Curie (and her husband) are credited with discovering radium. At first glance that's a French name, so for arguments sake, the French discovered radium. Yet she was or Polish descendance. Does that mean that the Poles discovered Radium? She became French, married a Frenchman, lived in France, spoke French, had children in France...soo....who gets credit for radium, Poland or France?
Same for basketball.
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