[kictanet] [hidden knowledge] What? AFRICANS (in the US) co-invented the PC, Cell Phone Tech, 4G & the LIGHT BULB????

[K Machuhi]

Impressive; then someone else added a meter to the inventions.



On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 5:49 AM Patrick A. M. Maina via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers, this is mind-blowing stuff (see the list & video links below). Did
> you know that almost every modern convenience in your house, and every
> portable electronic device, contains (or has technology inspired by) an
> invention by a person of *African descent*?
>
> Dear policy makers, when you don't believe in your own people's potential,
> you encourage imported technology/labor and discourage the development of
> indigenous solutions. When you don't give your indigenous innovators a real
> chance - unless they partner with a foreigner, who you happily encourage to
> come and "fund" our innovators, relying on obsolete imported IP laws, do
> you know that you are encouraging the plunder of indigenous IP?
>
> Do you know that foreign "competition" or "awards" are literally IP mining
> projects where we lose huge sums (possibly billions) of foreign exchange?
> For every 1 to 20 "winners", they collect THOUSANDS of potentially high
> value ideas which they will one day sell back to our governments at a
> massive premium (leading to even more taxes - because Government revenue is
> not diversified enough)!
>
> Has anyone followed up to see what happened next for all these "winning
> innovations" we keep hearing about for the last decade? How many jobs have
> been created, how big are the companies? how many still exist? what is
> their ownership structure (how much is still owned by the indigenous
> founders)?
>
> If we truly want a culture of innovation (which is critical if we want to
> take charge of our future), we must *protect our children* from the
> *politics of intelligence* (IQ brainwash). It is a real phenomenon - and is
> calculated to make Africans (from early childhood) believe that we are
> somehow inherently inferior and/or incompetent. It suppresses our
> children's dreams and ambitions, guiding them towards a life of self-doubt,
> mediocrity and apathy.
>
> Wake up Kenya (and Africa), let's get serious about protecting our
> indigenous intellectual resources and nurture them for commercial advantage
> so that we can free our country from the shackles of debt, poverty and
> other forms of externally imposed indignity!
>
> ===================================
>
> Does anyone on this list recognize these names? Did you learn about any of
> them is school?
>
> 1. Dr. Mark Dean: an IBM employee who helped invent the PERSONAL COMPUTER
> & MONITOR (screen) !!! He holds THREE of IBM's original nine PC patents.
> More recently he led the team that invented the 1GHz Chip.
>
> 2. Henry T Thompson - Pioneered cellphone technology (invented the
> Gamma-Electric cell)..among other things (e.g. improved solid rocket
> propellant - which significantly enhanced US missile defense capabilities)
>
> 3. Jesse Lee Russel: invented 4G / LTE technology (!!)
>
> 4. John Henry Thompson - Invented Lingo, a scripting language for
> rendering visuals / simulations in computer programs (Macromedia, Shockwave
> etc)
>
> 5. Otis Boykin: Invented the resistor (during a time of racial
> segregation).
>
> 6. Marie Van Brittan Brown: Invented the CCTV camera
>
> 7. James E. West - invented the Electret Microphone
>
> 8. Kenneth J. Dunkley - invented 3D glasses
>
> 9. George e. Alcorn - Imaging Xray Spectometer
>
> 10. Dr. Betty Harris - invented the bomb detector
>
> 11. Dr. Patricia Bath - invented a laser cataract remover
>
> 12. Valerie thomas - A NASA employee, invented the hologram - still way
> ahead of its time.
>
> 13. Dr. Shirley Jackson - co-invented fibre optic cables, caller id and
> call waiting.
>
> 14. Lonnie G. Johnson - patented technology that was the basis for CD/DVD
> optical drive (waaaaay ahead of its time)
>
> 15. Lewis Latimer: Invented the most critical component of the light bulb
> (the filament).
>
> 16...the list goes on and on... traffic lights, toaster, stapler, staple
> remover, central heating efficiency improvements, subway tech etc etc.. and
> these are the ones that were documented.
>
> For context, it is important to keep in mind that some of these inventors
> (have) lived during very hard times for people of color (slavery / racial
> segregation) and were systematically denied a proper education or dignified
> existence. Incredible achievements considering the odds and obstacles they
> faced.
>
> Growing up, I always wondered how come black people don't contribute to
> science or progress...
>
> Are our kids currently being brainwashed in school? Does KICD check for IQ
> brainwash while approving content? Food for thought.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umdq6B3HIZU
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8tje7BkYMo
>
> Brgds,
> Patrick A. M. Maina.
> [Cross-domain Innovator | Independent Public Policy Analyst - Indigenous
> Innovations]
>
>
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