somaster989 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Something like this came up in my history class in school. we were discussing what we thought were the inventions of the past that made the greatest impact on civilization and the individual. i came up with these: The Wheel - revolutionizing transportation The Mirror - the introduction of self image, and vanity The Weapon - an instrument for inflicting pain on others Paper - the ability to store information If you would like to add your own, please do so. I would love to hear what you think. And remember not to be limited by recent inventions and technological developments after the Industrial Revolution. Think about inventions from the beginning of written history. EDITED TEXT: alritey, i'm going to add some that i think were extremely influential here...there may be some conflicting viewpoints for these, but hey, it gives you another thing to discuss. so far, i've added: - fire (technically, it was not invented....but discovered....) - the atom bomb - steel - agriculture (not exactly an invention...) NOTE: It would be nice if you could provide an explanation of why your invention really influenced society...just to promote some understanding here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 i was thinking of making a "whats the dumbest invention u can think of" today.. lol.. fire of course.. we'd be nowhere without fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 the use of electricity for powering things. the microchip - Jack Kilby the tv - John Logie Baird the telephone - Alexander Graham Bell I know they are relativley recent, but I think they have had a huge impact on the world's civalisations :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrofuss Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 The Incandescent lightbulb - Thomas Alva Edison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 o0 another one would be the Radio, and Telegraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwarriord Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Condom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Condom? omg.. never thought of that.. that IS... as bad as aids are now and STD's think what it would be like for the human population to expand/survive without disease without a condom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 The time machine... Bettering lives since 2047 On a less humorous note I think it would probably by the Babbage machines - Charles Babbage I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrofuss Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 well human populations would most definatly expand cause umm theres nothing preventing it lol ,:D but another invention would be the printing press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibl Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 i was thinking of making a "whats the dumbest invention u can think of" today.. lol.. fire of course.. we'd be nowhere without fire... Technically you can't INVENT fire. You can, however, discover it :wink: . I'm gonna say the computer (hope nobody has already said it). Without the computer and the internet, dare I say it, no Tip.it :cry: . RS Name: Zibl || Click Signature for my RS Life Story![ 87 Combat ] [ 1240 Total ] [ Ex-RSC Professional Merchant ]12.20.01 - 10.5.05 || Status: RetiredTotal losses in 5 years = just over 630 million gp (BILLIONS in today's prices) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Obviously it's the printing press, or perhaps the even simpler - written language. All forms of society and technology sprout from here, since we can build on the ideas of other people and history and learn how to do and not to do things (no langauge, no history, science, likely much less math, no English or any language (obviously), no computers, nothing). Go language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbybeam Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I would have to say the invention of the saddle has to be a very important one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 :? The atomic bomb... that gave something the whole world to fear... Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 :? The atomic bomb... that gave something the whole world to fear... I'd be a little more scared if the built the Dr. Device from the Ender's Game books :shock: I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 :? The atomic bomb... that gave something the whole world to fear... I'd be a little more scared if the built the Dr. Device from the Ender's Game books :shock: The whaty? (srry mods if my posts are odd, and make no sense, and are realy really anoying, but im super hyper! Go tea!) Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 :? The atomic bomb... that gave something the whole world to fear... I'd be a little more scared if the built the Dr. Device from the Ender's Game books :shock: The whaty? (srry mods if my posts are odd, and make no sense, and are realy really anoying, but im super hyper! Go tea!) A weapon that disassembles molecules and builds on other molecules destroyed... so the more concentrated it is the bigger the chain reaction and the more isolated the target is the shorter it will be I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevester77 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 phoenician alphabet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbybeam Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 :? The atomic bomb... that gave something the whole world to fear... I'd be a little more scared if the built the Dr. Device from the Ender's Game books :shock: The whaty? (srry mods if my posts are odd, and make no sense, and are realy really anoying, but im super hyper! Go tea!) A weapon that disassembles molecules and builds on other molecules destroyed... so the more concentrated it is the bigger the chain reaction and the more isolated the target is the shorter it will be Um... this is a thread about history's inventions, not futuristic ones. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostRanger Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I don't think any inventor deserves more credit than Al Gore - where would we be without the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Condom? omg.. never thought of that.. that IS... as bad as aids are now and STD's think what it would be like for the human population to expand/survive without disease without a condom. Hrm? I would have thought a condom stopped expansion of the human race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Condom? omg.. never thought of that.. that IS... as bad as aids are now and STD's think what it would be like for the human population to expand/survive without disease without a condom. Hrm? I would have thought a condom stopped expansion of the human race. I wonder if it could have actually increased expansion due to failures.. more people think they are 100% safe and... I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I don't think any inventor deserves more credit than Al Gore - where would we be without the internet? In a world with less porn... omg its true, so much imformation at our fingertips, and people use the internet for porn... Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 In a world with less porn... omg its true, so much imformation at our fingertips, and people use the internet for porn... people can use the internet for what ever that pleases them, its not for you to decide what people can do. i find metal to be pretty useful, i guess the first bronze that was made was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 In for Blackbox flight recorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevester77 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 In a world with less porn... omg its true, so much imformation at our fingertips, and people use the internet for porn... people can use the internet for what ever that pleases them, its not for you to decide what people can do. i find metal to be pretty useful, i guess the first bronze that was made was pretty cool. humans didn't invent "metal"... i guess you could say the processes for extracting the ore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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