(July 13, 2013 at 8:46 am)Consilius Wrote: What I am trying to say is that if I made a lightbulb right now, I could not claim to have invented the lightbulb.
The creator of the lightbulb is and can only be a man who did not have access to the lightbulb. A man who came before the lightbulb. He would have done his work by lamplight.
That's an objective, provable fact. I can build a table and take it to a patent office with similar results.
What does a table have to do with this?
Who invented the light bulb?
I think the light bulb is a poor choice to convey your message since I believe two people actually invented it separately.