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Talk:World History Lecture Ten (view source)
Revision as of 14:21, April 16, 2009
, 14:21, April 16, 2009→Malaria: new section
== Technology and Marconi ==
== Technology and Marconi ==
The lecture currently states the Marconi invented the radio where as even the Supreme Court stated in June of 1943 (Marconi Wireless Telegraph co. of America v. United States) that Nikola Tesla was the inventor the the radio. [[User:WillB|WillB]] 15:34, 31 March 2009 (EDT)
The lecture currently states the Marconi invented the radio where as even the Supreme Court stated in June of 1943 (Marconi Wireless Telegraph co. of America v. United States) that Nikola Tesla was the inventor the the radio. [[User:WillB|WillB]] 15:34, 31 March 2009 (EDT)
== Malaria ==
I realize that this lecture has come and gone, but this could be corrected for next year. This is nitpicky, but "Malaria was historically a problem in Africa (and still is today), but the antidote quinine was discovered that immunized Europeans against contracting it." is not entirely accurate. Quinine is a treatment for malaria (although many strains are now resistant) and can be given preemptively to help prevent contraction of the disease, but it is not an antidote and it doesn't immunize people, and if it did, it wouldn't be just Europeans (I don't think you mean to imply that, but it comes across). A more accurate statement would be: "Malaria was historically a problem in Africa (and still is today), but the discovery of quinine, which can be used for both the prevention of and treatment of malaria, made European activity in Africa possible." [[User:Corry|Corry]] 10:21, 16 April 2009 (EDT)