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SAT · JUN 13, 2026
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ASML

Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography: Referenced from W17. The physical bottleneck whose attribution as a "Dutch company" obscures the global supply chain of physics, optics, and materials science that makes EUV lithography possible Cases Referenced Edison Systems Integration (1879–1882): Edison's actual contribution was combining a high-resistance, low-power-consumption carbon filament with parallel circuit distribution architecture, metering, generation, and commercial infrastructure. Davy (1802), de la Rue (1840), Swan (1878), and Maxim (1878– 1880) all preceded or paralleled the bulb itself. The attribution "Edison invented the light bulb" installs a wrong model of technological development that persists because individual genius is easier to fund and narrate than systemic convergence

— defined in 159th Edition, May 4, 2026
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The arc

Glossed in 2 editions — when this term was part of the working vocabulary. First defined in 157th Edition.

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159th EditionW19 · May 4, 2026
157th EditionW17 · Apr 20, 2026