That's an incredibly sensationalistic way to put it. By that logic, the ancient greeks are the forefathers of WiFi, because they figured how to create static electricity using cotton and ambar.
You can (and should) give credit without overstating their achievement.
Now? Apparently you missed... literally every single civics and social science class during your education. We always have. In fact, I can effectively guarantee you break several laws every single week.
So well thought out, you truly must've spent a long time sitting on that one.