Major Controversies Surrounding Historical Discoveries and Inventions

Innovation breeds controversy. Whenever something new is discovered or invented, there is the matter concerning who gets credit for it or, more importantly, who gets to profit from it. After all, when it comes to many such novelties, having your name attached to it can secure your spot in the history books or provide you with a fortune that last many lifetimes. Or, in some cases, both. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Our other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ/ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw/ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 Invention and Discovery Controversies https://youtu.be/3LOlLB2a08c Top Ten Portraits Made with Unusual Materials https://youtu.be/P655TKNj_BU Text version: https://ift.tt/2YHX4iG Coming up: 8. The Wright Brothers Patent War 7. The Invention of Calculus 6. The Microphone Patent War 5. The Race to the North Pole 4. The Discovery of Haumea 3. The Identification of Oxygen 2. The Discovery of Neptune 1. The War of the Currents Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2oI3NCM https://ift.tt/31QVLvk https://ift.tt/2AJIsRx https://ift.tt/2D6dLZK https://ift.tt/2Vi7qBa https://ift.tt/2ed0P9y https://ift.tt/2Hnz5eK https://books.google.ro/books?id=2_58p3Z69bIC&pg=PT163&lpg=PT163&dq=%22While+Westinghouse+continued+to+survey+the+general+status+of+AC+motors%22&source=bl&ots=6T_5GZlrtX&sig=UqZBWY0jxZSRmrcTGje8g2C6agI&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22While%20Westinghouse%