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Month: May 2024
Is ANYTHING Really New?
It struck me the other day. Nothing is genuinely new. Hold on, let me explain. ITEM...INVENTED...AND NOW...MedicineHerbs, blood-letting, magic...Science (when it works)Oil lamps for lightingChina (?), 481–221 BCFuelled by plant or animal oilsElectric lighting partly fuelled by... oilIncome TaxPitt the Younger (UK prime Minister), 1799To fund the Napoleonic Wars as a "temporary" measurePermanent income-sharing by individuals …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 