Did The Battle of Hastings Enable Developments in Renewable Energy?

It’s the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the Conqueror defeated the English.  Shortly after, he and his Normans moved on to London, where he was crowned William I.

While I’m sure there are tons of reasons that this is significant, certainly a major one is that it resulted in the introduction of the Romance languages, primarily French, into the English language, which, at the time, was dismally narrow and crude.  As a result of this intermixing, English is believed to be the most robust language on the planet, enabling us to express extremely subtle nuances of our thoughts to one another.

So what’s the big deal?  Anthropologists tell us that this has enabled better interpersonal relations, including our cooperative dealings in the workplace and laboratory, which in turn has driven the development of numerous important technologies that have (in general) made our lives longer, healthier, and happier.

Without William the Conqueror, you probably wouldn’t be a reader of 2GreenEnergy, supporting the dissemination of fabulous new ideas in renewable energy.  That would be a shame.