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Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879? (arstechnica.com)
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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 15 points 1 week ago

Some unknown scientists probably did but Edison didn't know what it was so he couldn't steal the idea.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. Edison accomplished nothing of value in his life.

[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The two statements aren't mutually exclusive.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well then one of his employees accidentally made it.

[–] Steve@communick.news 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Or he could make something interesting, not notice, and do nothing with it.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 week ago

Did Edison also invent those meth pipes?