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What, in your opinion, is the greatest invention in human history?

Anything from the hand-axe to the quantum computer.

Jnei 8 Apr 20
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Birth contol pills

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The greratest invention in history was the development of the transistor. Who could argue about that ??

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computers/internet. It makes the world very small.

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The wheel.

In modern times I'd choose Tesla's AC motor and generator.

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The printing press

Irene Level 4 Apr 21, 2018
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I would go for language. Though whether that counts as an invention or part of the natural course of evolution, I am not certain. Certainly a thought-provoking question!

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You mean apart from The Wheel, Electricity an the Internet? My "silly answer" is my MP3 player. If you had told me when I was young that you wound be able to fit all my 300 records (both sides) on something as small as a matchbox AND listen to them. I would have thought you were insane in the membrane. BIg Brighton Love Andy x

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Yes, after reading some posts, I'm going with language and writing.

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Language/writing/communication, without it, nothing we have would be possible.

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The wheel.

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The wheel?

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Language..

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Religion - what a scam.
I despise religions and religious people, but it certainly has worked out well for them considering history and current state of affairs around the world.

I was going to say this too. Albeit it had a silver lining. Before Freud opened us up to analyzing our human condition, religion as a device served it’s purpose pretty well of keeping the human condition in check. Sometimes our inventions backfire for the worse (heck we’re just seeing this now with YouTube).

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The time machine (I'm from the future)

ebdb Level 7 Apr 20, 2018
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Language

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Cheese! Could not live without!

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The wheel.

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Air conditioning and chocolate

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The Fleshlight, obviously.

Really? I've gotten mixed reviews.

@Bignate901 Depends on the sleeve, I think.

? ha!

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Books and a warm blanket. A fireplace is a foregone inclusion.

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Agriculture. And beer coolers with wheels.

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am going for the vibrator....male and fermale ones....lol

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Maxwell's Equations on Electro-Magnetism!

That & toilet paper/indoor plumbing!

Were those invented or discovered?

@indirect76 Maybe a fine line, there. He worked them out until they fit, tough call!

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