danot Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Apparently, the top three out of one hundred of the greatest inventions are(in order of importance):- The wheel - The aeroplane - and the light bulb. But surely the discovery of penicillin(which is placed only 7th) ought to be the greatest of all inventions/discoveries. http://bridgesandtangents.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/100-greatest-inventions-of-all-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatman Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The i phone at number 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The Police force has got to be up there along with Democracy, I would say the Vickers Gun is a candidate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 the inclined plane, the wheel and the lever with fulcrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatman Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Im supprised to see religion isnt there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Must have forgotten beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackrock Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 how about the written word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Irrigation...Reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Apparently, the top three out of one hundred of the greatest inventions are(in order of importance):- The wheel - The aeroplane - and the light bulb. But surely the discovery of penicillin(which is placed only 7th) ought to be the greatest of all inventions/discoveries. http://bridgesandtangents.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/100-greatest-inventions-of-all-time/ Why penicillin, I'm allergic towards it. The 3 above I could agree with, the wheel will always be top invention. I'm not sure about the aeroplane being second, I would have said the boat/ship was more important than the plane for obvious historical/modern reasons. I'd have thought power generators would have been in the top 3 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The sail, the rail system and the Immigration dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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