Aussie tech inventions that changed the world

[BigP]

Wi-Fi and Radio were actually both invented by Tesla.

No, they weren't. Telsa worked on the wireless conduction of electricity but nothing commercial came from his work. Guglielmo Marconi developed the use of radio waves (wireless) telegraphy in 1894.

I think it was Issac Newton that stated,

" If I have seen futher it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants"

[rhino]

Australian inventions that changed the world:

1. Black box flight recorder
2. Spray-on skin
3. Electronic pacemaker
4. Google Maps
5. Medical application of penicillin
6. Polymer bank notes
7. Cochlear implant (bionic ear)
8. Electric drill
9. Winged keel
10. Permaculture
11. Wi-Fi technology
12. Ultrasound scanner
13. Plastic spectacle lenses
14. Inflatable escape slide and raft
15. Permanent-crease clothing
16. Gardasil and Cervarix cancer vaccines
17. Frazier lens
18. Triton Workcentre
19. Racecam
20. Tank-bred tuna system

I dont see wine cask on that list.

[BigP]

Wi-Fi and Radio were actually both invented by Tesla.

No, they weren't. Telsa worked on the wireless conduction of electricity but nothing commercial came from his work. Guglielmo Marconi developed the use of radio waves (wireless) telegraphy in 1894.

No. The Supreme Court overturned Marconi's patent in 1943, when it was proven that Tesla invented the radio years previous to Marconi.

No, the US Supreme Court did not make that claim. Read their judgement. It was a political decision, not one based on the work that Tesla had claimed to have done as against what Marconi had done. Marconi made the first wireless broadcasts. Tesla had no such record. Tut, tut, you'll catch on eventually.

Hes got the moral high ground on this one Brian

[Valkie]

Wi-Fi and Radio were actually both invented by Tesla.

No, they weren't. Telsa worked on the wireless conduction of electricity but nothing commercial came from his work. Guglielmo Marconi developed the use of radio waves (wireless) telegraphy in 1894.

No. The Supreme Court overturned Marconi's patent in 1943, when it was proven that Tesla invented the radio years previous to Marconi.

No, the US Supreme Court did not make that claim. Read their judgement. It was a political decision, not one based on the work that Tesla had claimed to have done as against what Marconi had done. Marconi made the first wireless broadcasts. Tesla had no such record. Tut, tut, you'll catch on eventually.

Hes got the moral high ground on this one Brian

Better contact Google bwyannnnnnn
they have this arse about again

That's what happens when you rely totally on Dr Google bwyannnnnn

[Neferti]

Just in case you thought that the Abos didn't invent anything, this site says they invented this stuff.

Aboriginal

Stone tools - Aboriginal people are thought to be the first to use ground edges on stone cutting tools and the first to use stone tools to grind seeds.
Boomerang - a throwing stick used for many purposes whose design allows it to return to the (skilled) thrower.
Woomera - a spear throwing holder that acts as an extension of the arm thus allowing greater power and range for the spear. "Woomera" was adopted as an appropriate name for the rocket launching range and associated settlement in outback South Australia.
Didgeridoo - a musical instrument whose sound is immediately recognisable. It first appeared 2,000 or more years ago and at the time of European arrival was used in the north western corner of Australia.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/in ... tions.aspx

Female Inventors? They might surprise you.

http://www.women-inventors.com/Women-Inventors.asp

[BigP]

Just in case you thought that the Abos didn't invent anything, this site says they invented this stuff.

Aboriginal

Stone tools - Aboriginal people are thought to be the first to use ground edges on stone cutting tools and the first to use stone tools to grind seeds.
Boomerang - a throwing stick used for many purposes whose design allows it to return to the (skilled) thrower.
Woomera - a spear throwing holder that acts as an extension of the arm thus allowing greater power and range for the spear. "Woomera" was adopted as an appropriate name for the rocket launching range and associated settlement in outback South Australia.
Didgeridoo - a musical instrument whose sound is immediately recognisable. It first appeared 2,000 or more years ago and at the time of European arrival was used in the north western corner of Australia.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/in ... tions.aspx

Female Inventors? They might surprise you.

http://www.women-inventors.com/Women-Inventors.asp

Ancient Egyptians had boomerangs , as far as didgeridoos go, they were probably originally made as large drinking straws and when they proved to an abysmal failure one of them said "Blow this" and they did ,

[rhino]

Just in case you thought that the Abos didn't invent anything, this site says they invented this stuff.

Aboriginal

Stone tools - Aboriginal people are thought to be the first to use ground edges on stone cutting tools and the first to use stone tools to grind seeds.
Boomerang - a throwing stick used for many purposes whose design allows it to return to the (skilled) thrower.
Woomera - a spear throwing holder that acts as an extension of the arm thus allowing greater power and range for the spear. "Woomera" was adopted as an appropriate name for the rocket launching range and associated settlement in outback South Australia.
Didgeridoo - a musical instrument whose sound is immediately recognisable. It first appeared 2,000 or more years ago and at the time of European arrival was used in the north western corner of Australia.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/in ... tions.aspx

Female Inventors? They might surprise you.

http://www.women-inventors.com/Women-Inventors.asp

Couple of points, the Abos did not use returning boomerangs for hunting. The didgereidoo cannot be regarded as a musical instrument as it only creates a monotone, its just a primitive method of making noise.

[Neferti]

Couple of points, the Abos did not use returning boomerangs for hunting. The didgereidoo cannot be regarded as a musical instrument as it only creates a monotone, its just a primitive method of making noise.

I know, I was being sarcastic. About all the Abos ever did was throw rocks at Captain Cook, if that.

[Rorschach]

Rhino you are wrong about the Didgereedoo... but hey you probably haven't heard one actually beeing played properly.

Re Boomerangs returning with prey... yes, there would be a weight and aerodynamic problem there. Most "boomerangs" or throwing sticks were not made to return.

[rhino]

Rhino you are wrong about the Didgereedoo... but hey you probably haven't heard one actually beeing played properly.

Re Boomerangs returning with prey... yes, there would be a weight and aerodynamic problem there. Most "boomerangs" or throwing sticks were not made to return.

Ive heard hundreds of Didgeridoos being played, 50,000 years and they never worked out to drill a couple of holes and create a tune. Calling it a musical instrument is one of the biggest con jobs ever perpetuated.