What do you beleive is the greatest nivention or dicovery in recent history and why is it the greatest in your opinion?
What does the sentence mean?
and what does it mean by recent history? does recent history mean something that just got invented or can it be simething invented back then many years ago?
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2007-11-22 06:28:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Is the internet something that you can choose?
2007-11-22 06:37:55 · update #1
I'm assuming it means in the last decade or two. Cell phones and computers seem to be the most obvious choices.
2007-11-22 06:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recent history mean 'in living memory' so would cover a period no more than 100 years. This encapsulates one's own memories and those of parents and grandparents but no farther back. Naturally you should not just pick an invention because it is ultra modern but one that has had the most impact on people of the present age. So you might feel that the vaccine that eradicated poliomyelitis to be more important that a Nintendo Gameboy. Possible the Internet although that is something that evolved rather than was 'invented'. Great 20th century inventions that had a profound effect of the world would include Radar and Sonar, Rocket propulsion, the diesel engine, computers, calculators, gramophone records and C D's, television, video cameras, frozen food technology, potato crisps, sea water purifiers, non stick cookware, heatproof glass, contact lenses, hearing aids and so on.
2007-11-22 14:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recent history--probably within the past 50 years.
*What do your believe is the greatest invention or discovery within the past 50 years and why is it the greatest in your opinion?
it can be something very recent or something that was a while ago.
2007-11-22 14:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by musiq<3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why the Internet could not be used as an example. It certainly qualifies as an invention/discovery and it's very recent history. And there's plenty of reasons why it's very important, and it's definitely changed the world. So I would use it, yeah! :)
2007-11-22 14:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by twasbrillig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Guinness Widget.
With the microprocessor following a close second.
Why? Because the Queen says so.
(I'm from Canada, we still have The Queen for some reason).
2007-11-22 15:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋