has everyone seen the google doodle for today? honouring charles macintosh's 250 bd

[niyad]

(yes, the inventor of waterproof fabric (as in, the mackintosh raingear)

[niyad]

1. . . .

[ailsagirl]

2. Yes!! The Scots are amazing-- so many things have they invented/discovered!!

Truly astonishing, these wise and canny Celts.

Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning), by non-Scots working in the country. Often, things that are discovered for the first time are also called "inventions" and in many cases there is no clear line between the two.

The Scots take enormous pride in the history of Scottish invention and discovery. There are many books devoted solely to the subject, as well as scores of websites listing Scottish inventions and discoveries with varying degrees of science.

Even before the Industrial Revolution, Scots have been at the forefront of innovation and discovery across a wide range of spheres. Some of the most significant products of Scottish ingenuity include James Watt's steam engine, improving on that of Thomas Newcomen, the bicycle, macadamisation (not to be confused with tarmac or tarmacadam), the telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell, John Logie Baird's invention of television, Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, and insulin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries

[niyad]

3. wow, thank you for that information.

[ailsagirl]

4. You're welcome, niyad

Those people have astonishing abilities. And they're proud but also surprisingly quiet about their achievements.

Thanks for posting-- I had meant to but got sidetracked by everything else going on here.



Edited to add another link:

http://whatculture.com/technology/20-incredible-inventions-didnt-know-scottish