What is a celebrated invention/discovery attributed to a single person but, had they not done it at the time, it is likely that someone else would have done it anyway not long after?

submitted by

Bonus question: What is an invention that was really important and there is no telling how long we would have to wait for it to appear had it not been discovered by the one credited with it?

23
29

Back to main discussion

Parent comment

What I mean is that there’s no “correct order” in discoveries except if one is needed for the other. Horse riding and the wheel are not linked.

 reply
2
Insert image