Toothbrush? Plastics? Steam engine? Penicillin? What do you think?
2006-06-14 01:38:39 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Books and the printing press. Even modern computers and the Internet are an extension of the book. Computers speed up analysis of data, but chances are you read a book about how to work a computer before you knew how to use one, even if you read the book online. Books make possible the dissemination of knowledge on a massive scale. Radio and TV still have to have scripts - another extension of the book.
2006-06-14 06:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by Paul H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Medicine, Doctors, Heatlcare
2006-06-14 01:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by dch921 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the toilet, or to be more precise sanitation. This has saved more lives than any other invention ever. It has made our cities clean and pleasant places to live and generally improved the lives of everyone who has it. Now poor countries in Africa need sanitation - look at the millions who die there because they do not have this basic necessity
2006-06-14 05:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by Darmok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Towel
2006-06-14 02:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The internal cumbustion engine
2006-06-14 01:53:46 · answer #5 · answered by laandt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean water,electricity,light bulbs and the Gutenberg press.
2006-06-14 01:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Den 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth control pill
2006-06-14 01:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by sweet & sour 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree electricity
2006-06-14 01:44:05 · answer #8 · answered by shougie64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electrical thinking
2006-06-14 01:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stock market
2006-06-14 01:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by umesh n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋