Christie's auction and other computer history events

[Dwight K. Elvey]

>From: "William Donzelli" <aw288 at osfn.org>
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>> The brits did make the magnetron
>> (no small feat) but certainly, absolutely, the americans developed
>> the shit out of it!
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>Perfect example. The magnetron was not invented in 1940 by Randall and
>Boot. 

Hi
 Also the jet engine was mostly British and German origin.
We developed the $hit out of them as well.
Dwight