sootyj
Wednesday 9th May 2012 12:57pm
51,287 posts
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ May 9 2012, 1:27 PM BST
I think we always bring up Dyson becomes he's a relatable, recent and demonstrable example of both innovation and financial success from the UK.
There might be a British scientist who's cloned fruit flies and seperated their genes to create a new medicine for one of the massive chemical giants, but we rarely hear about these people and their contribution is hard to quantify as an individual success.
So again, does educated equal clever?
The uneasy truth is actually yes it does. IQ is related to class, educational attainment and development of thinking skills.
So put a guy with a little brain in Eton and Oxbridge and the guy who comes out will in all measure be clever.
Put mr big brain in Shitsworth comp and he'll come out less clever.
Yes there are exceptions but by and largethat's what they are. Its why Grammar schools and scholarships are so related to working class educational attainment.
As for British innovation in the early second half of the century Britain invented; the computer, computer code, radar/sonar (v important), the jet engine, found DNA etc etc.
You wouldn't think it.