Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II

Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by jaclaz on Friday July 15, 2022 @12:59PM (#32110244)

>which is attributed to Alexander Graham Bell in most of the world and to Antonio Meucci in my native Italy.

The US congress did vote a resolution that cleared the matter (in 2002, a bit late I would say):

But in this case Bell and Meucci weren't much disparate sources.

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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by qubex on Friday July 15, 2022 @02:50PM (#32111530)

I’m honestly stunned because I had no idea this issue had been raised, much less addressed.

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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by jaclaz on Saturday July 16, 2022 @03:59AM (#32116080)

Yep, the US somehow cleared the matter, but Canada swiftly affirmed the opposite in a one liner:

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