Inventions that Changed Mankind
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1.
The internet
10 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Digital TV recorder
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Toothbrush
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Television
6 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Wheel
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Condom
3 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Cardiac pacemaker
2 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Plow
Stopped man from foraging for food. Farming started settlements, hence towns. Towns need running water, sewage disposal etc. People coming together brought about the need for almost everything we have today. Without the plow, how much longer would it have taken for us to reach where we are at today
0 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
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The match
0 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Mobile phone
0 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
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Microwave oven
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Microchip
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GPS
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Fridge
With the emergence of the fridge people no longer had to consume their food, salt it, or simply dispose of it.
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Flushing toilet
People in modern and industrialized countries never stop to think how different their lives would be without this very underrated invention.
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Fire
A little bit dated, but it fueled man imagination to go on to further create better things.
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Compass
From the Age of Discovery to now the compass has always been a useful.
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Barcode
think how hard shopping would be without these black stripes?
0 points - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
19.
Airplane
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Ernesto1 -
20.
Printing Press
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21.
Thermometer
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