While the sentiment is admirable, I don't think it's anything to beat yourself up over. History has shown time and again that some inventions will happen when t

While the sentiment is admirable, I don't think it's anything to beat yourself up over. History has shown time and again that some inventions will happen when their prerequisites are filled — if he hadn't built it, sooner or later someone else would have. Simultaneous uncoordinated inventions of similar nature throughout history are a good example of this.