How metallurgists of West African origin in Jamaica (free, enslaved, Maroon) helped spark the industrial revolution. Their innovation to reuse iron was ripped off and patented by an embezzling Briton: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-revolution-iron-method-taken-from-jamaica-briton
The original article by Jenny Bulstrode (UCL) is quite a read, deep historical and cultural detail at each point of the Atlantic triangle https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07341512.2023.2220991
#STS #Jamaica #History #Africa #colonialism #copyright #innovation
I have been thinking about this non-stop since I read about it last week. I should write a blog post or something but my head is too messed up today.
@janet I heard this on the radio a few days ago, maybe it was a snippet from a BBC podcast advert... Interesting I'm a boost it!
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I have been thinking about this non-stop since I read about it last week. I should write a blog post or something but my head is too messed up today.
@janet I heard this on the radio a few days ago, maybe it was a snippet from a BBC podcast advert... Interesting I'm a boost it!