JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for February 22, 1998
February 21, 1998
February 23, 1998
Transcript:
marcy: Where did you put the pencil sharpener, joe? joe: betcha don't know who invented the pencil sharpener. Marcy: J.L. love invented it in 1897 and joe cobb lost it in 1998. Joe: hard to stump marcy during black history month. Joe: The world's first open heart surgery? Marcy: Performed by dr. daniel hale williams. Sunny: That's easy, daddy. joe: what about the lightbulb filament? Marcy: People think it's thomas edison's, but it's actually lewis latimer's. Marcy: The printing press! 1878. WA lavalette. Joe: The fire extinguisher. TJ marshall 1872. Joe: What about the elevator? Marcy: A. miles 1887. Joe: Co architect for the los angeles international airport! Marcy: paul williams. Joe: co planner of the city of washington dc? marcy: Benjamin banneker. Joe:amazing, marcy! You know everything about black history! Marcy: Except why it's only taught for one month.
I beg to differ. Gutenberg inventing the printing press in the mid 1400s. Lavalette made drastic improvements to it and got a patent on those improvements, but to say he invented the printing press is false.