02-06-2013, 04:34 PM
But David, you specifically said 'Inventive'. The Walkman wasn't an Invention in the usual sense, and as Joe says it was Philips who did the work, although it was one of several competing formats at the time.
The origins of the Japanese car industry really was British cars. Post war we were the biggest Car manufacturers in the world. The fact that we managed to make a mess of it is History.
The Transistor and the FET are examples of 'Inventions'. The fact that the Japanese were bright enough to realise that they could use them to make cheap Radios for the masses doesn't make them Inventors.
I freely admit that I've never invented anything. However, as Al says, many times I've looked at another design and thought 'I can improve on that'. As an old Salesman I knew said 'The problem with being a Pioneer is you get arrows in your back.'
Alan
The origins of the Japanese car industry really was British cars. Post war we were the biggest Car manufacturers in the world. The fact that we managed to make a mess of it is History.
The Transistor and the FET are examples of 'Inventions'. The fact that the Japanese were bright enough to realise that they could use them to make cheap Radios for the masses doesn't make them Inventors.
I freely admit that I've never invented anything. However, as Al says, many times I've looked at another design and thought 'I can improve on that'. As an old Salesman I knew said 'The problem with being a Pioneer is you get arrows in your back.'
Alan
