Reddit reviews Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950
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According to Murray's excellent survey, ~97% of key contributions to modern science originate from whites. Bringing up one exception doesn't prove the other guy wrong.
Would be great for an intellectual discourse if you understood what you're talking about before opening your mouth.
Europe has dominated invention and scientific discovery, mathematics, literature, art, music from about the 16th century onwards, there is no debate about it.
Might I suggest some actual reading for you. You're welcome back when you actually know what you're talking about.
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(Virtually everyone in this list is literate in a world which had a literate person in each VILLAGE. If not 1% they were at least in the top 10%)