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Americans invented neither the car not the computer.
But we did invent Steve Jobs and Henry Ford. So we'll take the credit.
Nor the television (Scottish). Nor the radio (Canadian and Italian).
French and English, respectively. But the Americans popularized them.
I would credit Carl Benz (a German) with inventing the car, unless you consider the steam-powered vehicles built by the French to be cars.
I do consider the French steam engine as the first automobile, yes. Though, if I remember correctly, the French name translates to automatic cart (since he modified a horse cart).
Thanks for the clarification :)
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