On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:28:56 +0100, Eeyore
m wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

Americans invented electronics

WRONG !

Never mind the early work of Faraday, Fleming et al, The first
'electronic' device, the diode, was invented by a Briton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Guthrie


I don't consider Fleming's diode to quite be "electronics" because it
didn't have gain.

BTW do you also dismiss the work of Marconi ?

It wasn't electronics either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio#History

John