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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? (mander.xyz)
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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?

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[โ€“] 16 points 11 months ago (1 child)

It's called Multiple discovery. And there's really no need for collective conciousness. People working with the same information will simply figure out the same solutions to the eqations.

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