FlirtLife
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You're effectively claiming Charles Babbage gets credit for the internet, which is more absurd than giving DARPA credit. Similarly, SpaceX doesn't owe Sputnik a debt of gratitude - that's exaggerating the influence of sputnik on global positioning.Hi BackInTheGame,
"....all the technology you use today that has been a direct result of the US Military and Department of Defense spending and research".... "GPS, microwaves, the Internet,Jet engines, satellites, etc.." Really? all the technology?that's absurd,even looking at the few you mention,
far from Europe being the recipient of US invention,mostly it is the reverse case...Let's look at Jet engines: Frank Whittle took out the patent on these,the Germans built the first Jet Planes,the Brits the first Jet Engined passenger Planes.
Satellites:Here the Germans were our pioneers.At the end of WW2 it was a question of whether Russias German V2 Scientists or,the US ones put the first Satellite in orbit,in the event Sputnic won the day.
Microwaves:The first Microwave oven was called "RadaRange"as it was a direct result of Radar Technology a British development.
GPS:Without Satellites it's not really viable,is it?
Internet:Wouldn't have been possible without Computer technology,neither Babbidge nor Turing worked for the US....Your Scientists stood on the shoulders of Giants!
Examples of jet engines and microwaves are more reasonable, and are enough to make your point about technology from outside the U.S.