Talk:Emile Berliner
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[edit] Helicopter
In answer to 82.82.125.42's question "What's wrong about the helicopter invention? In deed it was Berliner who invented the first practical helicopter in the US." after I took out the addition "In [1919]] Berliner invented the world's first practical helicopter.":
The helicopter (like television) seems to have been an invention that many inventors had a hand in before it became practical, and atributing it entirely to one person seems too much of an overgeneralization. The helicopter is already mentioned in the Berliner article. While this point could certainly be expanded on, your version seems to be disputed by other sources. See, for example:
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/early_20th_century/HE2.htm
Which I have added as an external link at the bottom of the Helicopter article. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 03:36, 1 Nov 2003 (UTC)
[edit] What about Berliner's Canadian connection?
He lived in Montreal for a while and ran his major business from there in the 1900s. Take a look at the National Library of Canada's website.--Ibis3 14:20, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
