Some of the greatest inventions of mankind
Here’s a table listing some of the greatest inventions of mankind:
Invention | Inventor/Origin | Year |
---|---|---|
Wheel | Multiple ancient cultures | Around 3500 BC |
Printing Press | Johannes Gutenberg | 1440 |
Steam Engine | Thomas Savery | 1698 |
Electricity | Benjamin Franklin | 1752 |
Telegraph | Samuel Morse | 1837 |
Telephone | Alexander Graham Bell | 1876 |
Light Bulb | Thomas Edison | 1879 |
Radio | Guglielmo Marconi | 1895 |
Airplane | Wright Brothers | 1903 |
Penicillin | Alexander Fleming | 1928 |
Television | Various inventors | 1927-1930 |
Computer | Various pioneers in computing | 20th century |
Antibiotics | Various scientists | 20th century |
Internet | Various contributors | 1960s onwards |
Space Exploration | Various space agencies | 20th century |
Personal Computer (PC) | Various inventors/companies | 1970s |
Mobile Phone | Martin Cooper | 1973 |
World Wide Web (WWW) | Tim Berners-Lee | 1989 |
CRISPR-Cas9 | Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier | 2012 |
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it includes some key inventions that have had a profound impact on human history and technological progress.