Top 10 Inventions of All Time

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[@WatchMojo]

At 3:44, we obviously meant to say Millennium and not Century. An error was made when we recorded the voice-over. We re-recorded the correct term but then forgot to use the correction when we edited the final version of the video. While we strive to avoid all errors, given the multiple steps and people who work on a given video, it can happen from time to time. We apologize for the error.

[@HSGAutomotive]

No problem. Hey, even Rolls-Royce's rust. :)

[@TheJaws600]

Also, the Phone was invented by Antonio Meucci, not Bell.

[@HSGAutomotive]

I don't think you really understood the point of my comment dude.

[@TheJaws600]

no bro, in fact I was replying to WatchMojo :D

[@tommvp]

no excuses. Fire the mofo who eff up.

[@mgbang1185]

10) Paper 9) The Compass 8) Refrigeration 7) The Printing Press 6) Plumbing 5) Medicine 4) Engines 3) The Wheel 2) Communication 1) Electricity

[@Sasha-gq7mr]

Thank you!! i just had a test which asked "Based on the video: "Top 10 inventions", the number 1 invention is _____ and the number 2 invention is ____" and i didnt have time to watch the whole video

[@eitanpaster709]

@@Sasha-gq7mr same lol

[@Sasha-gq7mr]

@@eitanpaster709 omg HAHA was it the same class

[@skwiocik233]

Thanks bro

[@maurohernandez7917]

te amo

[@gyuusen5038]

shout out to those people who read the comments to find some answers to their assignments

[@anousheh4828]

LMAO MEEEEE SRSLY THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING SCROLLING THROUGH THIS

[@dynamiclife6864]

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[@theobamiumchronicles2838]

HOW DO YOU KNOW LIKE ACTUALLY

[@alitabraiz]

You mean me

[@gyuusen5038]

@@theobamiumchronicles2838 black magic

[@atoaster5802]

They forgot about toasters.

[@aaronsova7927]

toaster should be #1

[@mahmoudheliel3179]

in arab world toaster isn't found we use microwave ovens and we don't use toast we use another more delicious bread

[@joshcastillo6330]

) :l ...

[@atoaster5802]

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[@joshcastillo6330]

huh?

[@WatchMojo]

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[@DrSevenfold666]

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[@truxonisi]

Oh Dios mío, escribió en español!!! I love you more! Cheers!

[@FrameInAFrame]

***** Somos pocos

[@truxonisi]

guillermo rivas Que raro, ahora está en inglés :c Sí, somos pocos los que hablan español en estos videos.

[@WatchMojo]

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[@DrSevenfold666]

Top Pantera songs !

[@Thebossstage1]

But we didn't invent electricity, it existed long before we did

[@Ingens_Scherz]

We invented generating electricity? How's that?

[@szymusiek1980]

natural electricity and generated electricity are two different things. We invented a generated electricity independently of the lightning bolts.

[@szymusiek1980]

ludocrat yes, we invented generating electricity by moving the metal wire towards the magnets. It's something which nature has never done before.

[@IndyRosebush]

szymusiek1980 yeah, that's still not 'inventing', it's discovery. Big difference.

[@szymusiek1980]

IndyRosebush so you should also think that the dynamite is a discovery, not inventing. After all, jointing nitroglycerine with diatomaceous earth always gives a substance called dynamite. This is exclusively a discovery.

[@einarjonsson8931]

Sorry Watchmojo electricity is not an invention but discovery.

[@needpars]

+Einar Jonsson agreed

[@HarrySingh23824]

As well the king of it is Nikkola Tesla and the fraud Edison should not even be mentioned

[@nish9558]

Einar Jonsson aggrrree

[@LatinAce103]

Don't u have to built it to make it

[@marielleoquindo4737]

Sorry. But invention and discovery is the same

[@WatchMojo]

Indeed in a very strict technical sense, electricity was discovered but its application in lightbulbs etc. were inventions. Also, we also bundled the Internet, radio, TV etc. under communications to make the list most complete. Guilty as charged, hope you enjoyed the list.

[@SolarWindsRider]

Neat and consistent list, everything that should be there is there. Only not sure about lenses; yes, this thing is important, but in no way it's in the same league with the rest of the list.

[@Christoph-ce4hj]

SolarWindsRider As someone who needs to wear glasses I have to disagree about that.

[@SolarWindsRider]

Christoph Bujnow Well, if you go about correcting eyesight, why not include laser correction instead ? There are tons of things that had more impact on humanity. Again, if you talk about health issues, the advancement of surgery and new methods of diagnostic are much more important.

[@SolarWindsRider]

Steven Hyman Well, they had gunpowder in honorable mentions. Come to think of it, they could also include computers as separate position. Internet was part of communications, but computers are more than just networks. They govern\simplify literally every sphere of modern life.

[@SpaceMountainLarry]

SolarWindsRider lenses led to the telescope and the camera. Without the telescope or camera, there would be no space exploration.

[@Gravitynaut]

Mesopotamia invented the wheel, and also, I'm glad you mentioned Nikola Tessla a few times, he's usually overshadowed by Edison, but he invented the AC current, so he's just as revolutionary.

[@mkballarta3003]

10. Paper 9. Compass 8. Refrigerator 7. Printing press 6. Plumbing 5. Medicine 4. Engine 3. Wheel 2. Communication 1. Electricity

[@lucypeerboom6259]

Agriculture

[@midamulti-tool3656]

dude THANK you. need this for some bs assignment and i couldn't find a comment.

[@memoriesbrokenthetruthgoes9105]

Thanks

[@AryanKumar-xi2jg]

thx sooo much ima copy u for my homework

[@smritilal297]

Aircraft

[@L.A51]

I don't know in which planet do you live in but everyone knows that the wheel was invented in Misopotamia.

[@Matthew-wl8tk]

Ancient Cro Magnon proto Europeans created the wheel and domesticated horses before they were even human. Mesopotamia inventing the wheel is modern bullshit just like most things in grade school history books.

[@Matthew-wl8tk]

@@L.A51 Not really a rebuttal, but ok.

[@L.A51]

@@Matthew-wl8tk listen carefully pal, it is a proven fact that the wheel was invented in Mesopotamia. The first wheel was used for pottery around 4000BC. Go look it up

[@motmahp]

How about numbers? You couldn't have Top 10s without them.

[@nanoguy-ob2tb]

@åpoi They invented it back in the times of Mesopotamia, dummy.

[@nanoguy-ob2tb]

@åpoi And yes science was very common to the Arab world. I can name 10,000 scientists minimum.

[@nanoguy-ob2tb]

@åpoi For example, who's Ibn Al Nafis? Or Ibn Al Haytham?

[@nanoguy-ob2tb]

@åpoi Where are you even from?

[@nanoguy-ob2tb]

@Anand Sunder Exactly. European scientists and inventors couldn't invent anything without the help of Arabs. Arabs were the ones who first invented everything, and made it simple for the Europeans to do what they want to do. However, the European scientists get the most attention and credit. This, fortunately, is "uno-reverse carding", since all immigrants who go to Europe and the US are the ones who founded companies such as Google, were CEO's of companies such as Microsoft, and would represent the majority of employees. They would boost westerner-economies. PS I'm Arab. :)

[@bob123789456]

Sorry but my personal favorite invention will always be the backscratcher.

[@itzMoJo67]

This was very accurate, although, I would have put internet by itself in the second spot. Such a invention has changed civilization once again on a grand scale.

[@vip-cw1st]

Its in the communication section

[@abrahamchaudhary6276]

Thanks for the informations.

[@EricAurumSkagg]

The Wheel? Pffff. The guy who invented the SECOND wheel is the genius. Ever seen a guy riding a unicycle? Ridiculous.

[@Popp1092]

First wheel is way overrated.

[@SolarWindsRider]

Interesting thought. Makes much sense actually )

[@roodfooddoods]

james harold wilson discovered the unicycle - and marshmallows

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

Sliced Bread wasn't number one this list has failed.

[@roodfooddoods]

sliced eggs mate

[@techguru5427]

60% comments are about "Electricity is not an invention" 30% comments are about "Paper is greater than printing press" 10% comments are about "Slice bread should be on first place"

[@davidcor3426]

We watched this video today in our classroom.

[@WatchMojo]

Ok, one last one: Who Was Albert Einstein Top 10 Nerd Icons

[@DrSevenfold666]

Top Pantera songs !

[@DarkKnight52365]

top 10 war movies

[@Kenty123456789]

Top 10 War Movies

[@mjays3683]

all really good inventions, but I feel like soap should be on the list

[@arrownoir]

How about a top 10 worst movie accents of all time.

[@HeroTheyCallMe]

If plumbing didn't exist we would all be more full of shit than we are right now

[@imnotaweeb2943]

quote of the day xD

[@BackupCred]

quote of the century xD

[@BackupCred]

@@imnotaweeb2943 are you still active bro?

[@storytellerjack22]

Soap: the yardstick of civilization.

[@hughtubecube]

I can feel a reissue of this video coming! So much hate for electricity being on the list.

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

I can't believe how genius the inventors of these things were. If I went back 500, even 1000 years back knowing what I know today, I probably wouldn't be able to "invent" any of these things...

[@thearchitect27]

Well it seems you know very little then, even with the internet literally at the tips of your fingers!

[@rodrigonewow]

thearchitect27 so edgy.

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

thearchitect27 Yeah, like you could have invented any of this shit..

[@thearchitect27]

ZeppelinBigFan My peeps invented Algebra, bitches!!! As a species of the human race, you have to have a better attitude than that, you negative nancy!

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

thearchitect27 How has this anything to do with attitude? Your "peeps"? Yeah right..

[@SAsgarters]

Electricity, much like fire, is a discovery, not an invention.

[@3rdGenGuy]

Well they were able to capture it and then use it.

[@JellybellyWaffles]

Can we not create electricity?

[@SAsgarters]

Stephen Bagnell Sure, and each of the applications for electricity would count as inventions. Electricity itself, not so much. It was around before we harnessed it.

[@Mini_Squatch]

JellybellyWaffles um yes and no. energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred. So we can't make electricity, but we can generate it by converting a different form of energy into electricity,

[@smiley1716]

SAsgarters All of these inventions did not spring out of nothing. The compass uses the earths magnetic field to point North. But according to your logic it doesn't count as an invention since the magnetic field was always around. Our ability to understand the laws of physics and apply it to our everyday lives deserves recognition

[@fire0574]

I believe they should also add "writing" as part of the top ten or as one of the honorable mentions. Due to the fact that writing gives us the ability to communicate by simply interpreting symbols.

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

1) a container to carry water 2) the means to light a fire 3) the tools and means to hunt and fish and later grow crops 4) the tools and method to create shelter 5j) warm clothing and footware 6) the wheel

[@patrickcc112]

Nice list, I'd be hesitant to call electricity an invention though. It's more of a discovery.

[@erzan]

The light bulb.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

Yeah if they said the harnessing of electricity I could get on board with that.

[@Mastermind12358]

Was electricity invented? wasn't it rather discovered? I guess you could say that we invented the technology to use electricity.

[@anelisesantos4791]

For me, the most important invention is paper because really I love to write and I can only memorize things (like school content) if I write them on paper. Another reason is: I love to read books, but I can only read physical ones, printed on paper and not digital books.

[@Ryan-Diez]

odd reasons but fair enough pick

[@heydude76]

tesla is soooo under rated

[@ijulesy]

+heydude76 na

[@richardross1754]

+heydude76 For awhile he was but now he has made a comeback, I think he has his own list now actually.

[@lanefunai4714]

heydude76 No, he isn't. He is well known and respected in the scientific community and is beloved in pop culture.

[@LuisPenaEmpreendedorDigital]

So true. Love this fucking guy. Thanks for basically all our technology, mr tesla

[@rmanS2C]

Who’s Tesla?

[@andrewhallmark3931]

Yes, refrigeration was undoubtedly one of our most important technological leaps. For those that get the reference, "Ice is civilization!"

[@AlexGarcia-qc3cj]

I wouldn't survive if there weren't any Internet.

[@MoliorRS]

You would lol No one would know about internet when you were born.

[@AlexGarcia-qc3cj]

Molior RS End of the video, when they asked what invention we wouldn't survive if it didn't exist.

[@frizzybirds8836]

We watched this in my Language Arts class but my teacher skipped over the medicine one, now i know why xD

[@WilliamDearthwd]

I know a segment of a kid series titled Little People. It's about an animated family and different educational stories. One case a nerdy kid worked on an invention at their house. Later the residents find some of their things are missing. Dad sees his soap is missing. Molly sees the interior of her radio is missing. Soon after he unveils his invention, a toy robot that can do various things, like sing songs and blow bubbles, then soon it's revealed that those missing things were used in that bot.

[@velocitaaa]

Electricity wasn't invented. It was harnessed.

[@osmand6364]

the steam engine sure was a great invention. Videogames have never been so cheap.

[@pinkeshchannel4471]

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[@robpk63]

The steam turbine still delivers 80% of the Worlds power needs, power needed to enable you to play your video games.

[@AquaCitea]

@@robpk63 It's just a joke dude

[@mythical8271]

6 years ago

[@AquaCitea]

@@mythical8271 yes

[@teddymills1]

KZbin must be the best invention of all time. Imagine the entire planet can share all the knowledge and info with everyone else. Pictures, videos, Memories and anything else you can imagine. I sure hope someone is backing this stuff up or keeping copies in a mountain or mine.

[@UmarAbrahams]

Thank you Connor

[@LoboTechnodruid]

This summer, here in Brazil, I would say Air Conditioning. Puns apart, one of the best lists i've seen here.

[@madhatterman01]

electricity isn't an invention as much as it is a discovery

[@ZunaZurugi]

yeah but the inventions of how to use it right... like the Ohm's law

[@NewDawnFades1405]

remember watching this at school when we was learning about inventions lol...☺

[@johntitor2097]

lol

[@aliyanraza5606]

It’s not funny

[@samuelswope1300]

You guys should do a top 20 version of this video

[@ThereIsNoDog96]

I agree with most of this. Just that, paper is more important than the printing press, seeing as, you know, without paper there would be no printing press.

[@jam6772]

This comment is so old but im still going to reply lol. I think its not that as great as a printing press since people can still write on other things such as rocks. I think what makes printing press amazing is that you can make multiple copies of a writing without actually copying. Plus its faster & more efficient

[@jackzhou4813]

@@jam6772 Can the printing machine print fonts on the stone?

[@jam6772]

@@jackzhou4813 why do fonts matter here? The important thing here is its legibility😭

[@jackzhou4813]

@@jam6772 Are you sure that the words on the stone are easier to read than the words on the paper?

[@jam6772]

@@jackzhou4813 if you consider todays time then no since writings has already evolved. But if you consider the ancient times, only ancient people would understand it.

[@DFox-kv9pi]

Electricity is not an invention it is an energy that we learned to utilize.

[@ForzaNinetails]

By that argument what's the difference from learning to utilize steam with an engine, or learning to utilize magnetism with a compass? I think the point in the video is all the things we were able to create with it.

[@livingroomsuperstar]

Agreed. Electricity is more of a discovery. Cavemen learned to harness and use fire, but they didn't "invent" it.

[@SeanP7195]

I've been sitting here trying to get electricity to work for me by using my mind. Of course its an invention. The apparatuses needed for it at are clearly inventions. People knew of electrical current for centuries but could do nothing with it. You could say the same thing of steam and combustion engines. A combustion engine is essentially harnessing fire.

[@blackprince3577]

its not electricity that is an invention as there are natural forms of electricity that occur in nature without human intervention but the way in which natural materials are harnessed and processed and put together is the invention. And like many other inventions theres hardly an inventor of it.

[@roodfooddoods]

@@SeanP7195 the mind is a vast interconnected web of lecky mate

[@thex1373]

good list

[@eebiepryor5417]

This was great, thanks! In one of Richard Dawkins' books he mentioned that he went to a party where they were discussing this topic. He chose the spectroscope because it used light to prove how old the universe is ^_^

[@waldmann007]

Transistor should be on this list for sure.

[@Tonenciuc]

electricity is not an invention, it is a discovery. Tesla is for me number one scientist in the universe.

[@ryanward5770]

I would consider AC or DC an invention simply because it is a way of using electromotive potential. If that still wouldnt satisfy I would probably say battery for DC or generator for AC

[@theOlLineRebel]

The categorizing of inventions, or how otherwise to organize them, can be complex. Understanding that, if we go by individual specific inventions (cotton gin is a rare example on this), hands down I think the STEAM engine is the penultimate invention. The fallout from this single invention is unbelievable. Everything drastically changed after harnessing the power of steam. Other engines were really just gravy, minor tweaks comparatively.

[@matthewhurley2429]

Cameras and video cameras should for sure be on this list

[@TheOfficialSK3X]

penicillin and steam engines, tvs and telephones, first brought to you by scottish peopl

[@zhewu152]

Thank you. I first learned that these were Scottish inventions

[@Darkholecheck]

This episode seemed so rushed.

[@ericjohnson4806]

The lever and the inclined plane are the two machines that create the wheel, the pulley, the ramp, the screw, the propeller, scissor, shears, wedges, knives, bows, arms...

[@josearellano203]

I love this list. It's so important to have these inventions to live better. We get to enjoy modern technology thanks to these. I want the whole world to have electricity, plumbing, medicine and refrigeration. It's why I am so blessed and don't complain about not having stuff. I want to live to be 120 years old, and I turn 31 in August. Let's keep advancing medicine, science and technology to live longer and better. I am also lucky to be in the United States with this stuff available for everyone. Johann Gutenberg is considered the most influential person of the second millennium according to biography of the millennium by A&E. The internet is definitely a wonderful invention too.

[@trainman666]

I don't think electricity really counts as an invention as it does a discovery.

[@trainman666]

well that may be so, but electricity is a natural element. The invention was a device to harness it, not electricity itself.

[@santaralle4598]

why the hell is pornography not on this list?!

[@SensicalOxymoron]

I would question the sanity of whoever doesn't upvote this comment.

[@rachanakhandelwal610]

Wow great video

[@midamulti-tool3656]

ATTENTION ASSIGNMENT PEOPLE: 10. Paper 9. Compass 8. Refrigerator 7. Printing press 6. Plumbing 5. Medicine 4. Engine 3. Wheel 2. Communication 1. Electricity

[@Chivi-chivik]

Paper should be WAY higher on the list (Printing better than paper? Seriously? WTF?!). Also, Graham Bell didn't invent the telephone, he just got the patent of it. He became renowned at the expense of another one.

[@ASCG5000]

Two things, first of all i think Gunpowder should of been on the list instead of an honorable mention. Second of all Thomas Edison a innovator? I think not.

[@alecschaefer443]

I agree with that from what my understanding is that Tomas Edison paid off the patener for another guys paten of the telephone I forget who he was

[@1024BenZ]

Agreed, gunpowder had a HUGE impact on history, as soon as handheld guns came along they basically made all former weapons obsolete in warfare. Edison was known by people who worked with as more of a thief of ideas than an inventor. Apparently, he basically ran sweatshop-like think tanks then slapped his name on all of the good ideas.

[@craze1701]

1024BenZ Your description of Edison sounds like Steve Jobs, LOL.

[@1024BenZ]

Lol hmm, coincidence or sound business plan?

[@alecschaefer443]

craze1701 steve jobs never stole anything actually Bill Gates stole a lot including Windows os from Steve Jobs now is products are way over priced for getting the same shit year after year but his ideas where all original to start

[@vae0116]

Quien está aquí por el trabajo de Inglés jaja ?

[@zowlow9802]

lol yo xdd

[@h1biscusg4l]

Llegue 4 años tarde, pero yo 😈🤙

[@henreybradley3561]

1:10 "William Cullen at the University of Glasgow demonstrated the first artificial refrigeration system in the year 1748"

[@coffeesloth5385]

None of the inventions there, except the wheel, could have been created if not for the written word. Writing is, in my opinion, the most important invention in history.

[@DivineTranquillity]

I scoured the comments quickly and noticed that not a single person has pointed out what I believe to be one of the greatest inventions. Clothes... Without clothes, there are entire countries/continents we wouldn't be able to survive in. Without clothes (gear included) we would have never reached the bottom of the ocean and never have landed on the moon. Entire wars would have also been changed too, because armor wouldn't have existed.

[@zaibartdp]

And we haven't actually reached the bottom of the ocean, but i get your meaning. Deep sea diving and such. Maybe the invention of clothing was too obvious to get into a top 10 list.Starting with putting furs on our backs we would have created clothes one way or another. Maybe...

[@DivineTranquillity]

I believe there have actually been a few people to have reached the Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean), James Cameron included.

[@ACE454ND]

Funny, there is no way the wheel is not number one. But still entertaining; enjoying the channel :)

[@amostexcellentdude751]

The first computer was made by tommy flowers some time during ww2 the concept of computing though was by Alan Turing but before he did anything with the concept he died

[@iRushil]

I don't know if it would fit on the list. Probably not. But one of my favourite inventions is the bicycle. For its simplicity and incredible efficiency!

[@Mathias949]

A bicycle also carries a Wheel, so it's under that category, in my eyes anyway :)

[@iRushil]

Mathias949 Yeah I thought so too.

[@douglasaranda2010]

So bad the world didn't like Tesla's ideas, we would have so much more!

[@FredericoASousa]

yea... if only he wasnt so shy and modest, he would have advirtised his ideas and we would have much more evolved world

[@douglasaranda2010]

True... True...

[@kawanpaulino3481]

Communication ended up making life easier for many people, thus facilitating communication at a distance between people and furthermore enabling several people to have easy access to this product.

[@SANJAYMUNDHRAindia]

I had a power cut off for a long time and had nothing to do at night.So,i thought electricity is the most important invention that has changed human civilization.Your list is very fine tuned list.You have done a good job .Keep it up .

[@MAMAsb0y]

What about sliced bread!?

[@thiccbonkus]

Forget bread! What about duct tape?!

[@roodfooddoods]

@@thiccbonkus i thought it was duck tape mate ?

[@someone123idk2]

@@roodfooddoods no

[@someone123idk2]

@@roodfooddoods its duct tape

[@unknownstudd69]

what about Clock?...knowing time is important

[@roodfooddoods]

Galileo Galileo - no we will not let you go...

[@plung3r]

Time was already known by observing the sun

[@redneck6980]

Boo Yaa Productions LET HIM GO

[@katherinnquintero4382]

From one point of view it can be concluded that it is a very interesting video, as it shows future innovations. besides that shows the new technology, there are more things that the Internet, as this is a possibility medicine and electricity which gives us a better language and ability to discover and that behind something no other new inventions that are very interesting and productive, which gradually will innovate

[@erictaylor5462]

3:10 The first steam engines were used as water pumps to prevent mine flooding. The first locomotives were not built until Watt improved the technology.

[@TheEnergeticPanda]

I'd say agriculture should be No.1 since we wouldn't be here without it

[@owarida6241]

I'd say spear coz that's what separate our ancestors from being a prey and a predator in the wild and gave them the edge way before civilization began.

[@oliverlane9716]

As a professional seafarer and navigator I will put a watch or clock lightyears ahead of a compass. Though it'll be awkward it's possible to accurately navigate without a compass but not a time piece. Also a clock revolutionized industry and science.

[@rohitn2462]

anybodys teacher gave them an assignment on this?

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

I'm the teacher!

[@cb7pwn]

definitely need a bigger list than 10 for this...

[@marlonlaurenteolivera2938]

thank you for that information I was so very pleased

[@SchwanzdesWolf]

Time is a pretty important invention, as it is arguably a concept/invention and not actually a natural term....

[@jordanwilliams9430]

I wouldn't say time was an invention

[@roodfooddoods]

is irrelevant

[@ProGamer017]

Cool and intresting

[@cheekypoppadom392]

nice idea

[@BZLentertainment]

Dear Future Generation, Don't ever take these gifts for granted! War makes us monsters, only ideas can make us humans.

[@chocoleeknow]

Thank you!

[@CassesVultus]

Writing should be #1.

[@gabrielakindlein]

The refrigerator contributes a lot to my personal life because it keeps food and drinks very cold and kept

[@laurinhaa_rp]

the remedies are very important for us, because if someone is feeling ill they need not go straight to the hospital because they just have to go to the pharmacy and buy the medication. Sometimes you need to go to the hospital to know what you have too

[@bibleanddisneyfan]

Nice list! I know I couldn't live without medication. I have a seizure disorder which, thank God, is controlled by medication. Probably wouldn't be here without it! Haven't had a seizure in 4 years!!

[@TheCheeseWeel]

electricity was NOT an invention -_-

[@peterluth]

Why Bell? Telephon was invented by Antonio Meucci. Please, ask about.

[@330MillionGods]

contact lenses do not deserve the mention.

[@athirkell]

It didn't say contact lenses, it said *optical lenses* - they're used in contact lenses and glasses, yes, but also in magnifying glasses, binoculars, telescopes, cameras, lasers, and many many many other things. Definitely worth a mention!

[@vicentecontrerassoux1660]

paper should rank higher

[@ABQSentinel]

Gunpowder shaped the world and it's relegated to an honorable mention?! Who the heII puts these together anyway?!

[@songohan4051]

The first telephone was not invented by Graham Bell , it was invented by the german Phillip Reis and he even already in 1861 gave it the name "Telephon" and had already proved that it worked publicly.

[@markrich7693]

Yes it was in 1876 as the first telephone by Gramham Bell by his patent I could do a good book report about it

[@simonkarlsson106]

Tell me how many inventions Sweden came up with vs Finland

[@ruzphi]

Archery is considerd by many to be the 3rd most important invention, speech and the alphabet bieng in place 1 and 2. Archery was the first use of harnessed energy, and the abilty to project a missile faster and further than muscle power alone. Bows also increased the killng power of hunters, allowing the succesful killing of larger game.

[@orac229]

I think speech is something that has evolved rather than invented by anyone but agree about the bow. Wars would still have been waged with or without gunpowder so agree with it not making the list.

[@ruzphi]

***** I agree, after the nomadic hunter , gatherer life was turned into an argicultural society the game changed. Hunters were still employed and badly needed, but were now called soldiers.

[@ruzphi]

orac229 Good point, but the rules for speech although evolved, were actually laid down in each language by someone. Look at the Kalahari Pygmies, they have grunts and clicking noises.

[@Wesker12349]

What about "math"?

[@roshanrajakrishnan4435]

the zero ? I am not very sure if it qualifies as an invention. But it came into existence much later than the numbers 1-9.

[@chrissiedavis6538]

arabs

[@roshanrajakrishnan4435]

+Chrissie Davis it was developed in India and the west came to know of it through Arabs. do your research before making claims.

[@robpk63]

India first used the 0

[@roodfooddoods]

@@robpk63 nothing to shout about mate...

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Yes it is well known (in the West) that zero was invented in India as a placemaker

[@ziwconawalean7070]

Tesla invented radio, Markoni stole the patent ....