If you had a first edition Gutenberg Bible you could sell it and never work again. It allowed for the proliferation of knowledge. Before then, only a few could afford books. They were made by hand(there was wood burning or stenciling, but it took lots of time). However, there are other great inventions. The wheel is one, but there is no single inventor. Fire is not an invention. I would opt for the microwave. How did we wait for our popcorn to be done in seconds before? Think of one invention that changed the world, and see what the majority ruled upon. Frank Zappa is not the answer.
2006-08-17 11:29:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I would have to agree with the printing press. No one would know anything of value unless we had books to read. It was definitely the best invention! I would be crazy bored without books
2006-08-17 11:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to an old proverb:
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Though I'm not sure that's the answer you wanted.
Certainly Gutenberg must have felt a need that his press filled.
Does this count?
Respectfully submitted,
Adastra, the Wizzard of Jacksonville
2006-08-17 11:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by jaxwizz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greatest invention ever is obviously Matzo Ball Soup (aka Jewish penicillin).
P.S. You're wrong btw, Frank Zappa is always the answer.
2006-08-18 17:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Light Bulb had a pretty major effect on the world. Thanks Edison- he worked hard on this one. Took him quite a while to get the right filament material.
2006-08-17 11:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fire, the wheel, internet... lol Too many get ones to list. :)
2006-08-17 11:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by Flyleaf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The telephone......it spawned all modern day electronic discovery.
2006-08-17 11:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left turn lanes. (right ones for y'all blokes)
2006-08-20 00:40:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fire is too an invention and it's inventor is mother nature
2006-08-17 11:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by mista rappit 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
beer,pizza,smoking pipes,sex,light bulb,electricity,the wheel,chisel.....and doody
2006-08-17 13:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those scientists are wrong, the correct answer of course, is, sex.
2006-08-17 11:34:52 · answer #10 · answered by daryavaush 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋