Most Important Technology Advancements
20 items ranked
Without these, we might still be rubbing sticks together in caves.
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1.
Guns / Gunpowder
84 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
2.
Assembly Line
75 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
3.
Roads
You mean people didn’t have to wander aimlessly through deserts, forests, and jungles anymore?
32 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
4.
Airplane
30 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
5.
The Printing Press
Guttenberg’s great press allowed us to create hundreds and thousands of copies of information for the masses.
27 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
6.
The Compass
This was a way for travellers to learn how to get from point A to point B accurately.
26 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
7.
Rocket
22 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
8.
The Wheel
Imagine doing anything without a wheel; travel, building, gears and motors, etc.
22 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
9.
Iron / Steel
17 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
10.
Cartography (Map Making)
Finally, this was a way for everyone to understand what was where, and how to get somewhere else.
16 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
11.
Math
15 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
12.
Battery
13 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
13.
The Scale
12 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
14.
Weather Mapping Technology
11 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
15.
Fire
11 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
16.
The Lever
11 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
17.
Microscope
10 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
18.
DNA
6 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
19.
Gravity
5 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
20.
Telescope
2 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
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