JoshuaZ comments on How minimal is our intelligence? - Less Wrong

55 Post author: Douglas_Reay 25 November 2012 11:34PM

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 22 November 2012 04:39:02AM 4 points [-]

Bombelli predates corporations on any large scale, so including his work seems strange in this context.

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 22 November 2012 04:44:16AM *  3 points [-]

Private individuals could not incorporate until fairly late (after Bombelli) but states started establishing commercial entities that play the role modern corporations play in our society fairly early. I edited a little to clarify, though, thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_corporations