The 100 Greatest Inventions Of All Time: A Ranking Past and PresentCitadel Press, 2005 - 294 pages An in-depth look at the top 100 inventions through the ages, ranked in order of their impact on the world. Discover the scientific, cultural and historical factors that determine each invention's rank and marvel at the array of authentic patent drawings. packed with details of the setbacks and breakthroughs, plus anecdotes describing the methods and madness behind the innovations that have shaped our lives, The 100 Greatest Inventions of All Time is an entertaining and illuminating read for anyone interested in the miracles of ingenuity that have transformed the world. |
Contents
Wheel | 1 |
Light Bulb | 5 |
Printing Press | 8 |
Telephone | 10 |
Television | 13 |
Radio | 17 |
Gunpowder | 20 |
Desktop Computer | 23 |
CT Scan | 153 |
MRI | 156 |
Drywall | 158 |
Electric Motor | 161 |
Barbed Wire | 163 |
Condom | 166 |
Telescope | 169 |
EKG Machine | 172 |
Telegraph | 26 |
Internal Combustion Engine | 29 |
PenPencil | 33 |
Paper | 35 |
Automobile | 39 |
Airplane | 41 |
Plow | 45 |
Eyeglasses | 48 |
Atomic Reactor | 51 |
Atomic Bomb | 54 |
Colossus Computer | 57 |
Toilet | 60 |
Rifle | 62 |
Pistol | 65 |
Plumbing | 68 |
IrontoSteel Process | 73 |
Wire | 74 |
Transistor | 77 |
Steam Engine | 79 |
Sail | 82 |
Bow and Arrow | 84 |
Welding Machine | 87 |
McCormick Reaper | 89 |
Jet Engine | 93 |
Locomotive | 95 |
Anesthesia | 98 |
Battery | 101 |
Nail | 104 |
Screw | 107 |
XRay Machine | 110 |
Compass | 113 |
Wooden Ships | 115 |
Stethoscope | 118 |
Skyscraper | 120 |
Elevator | 125 |
Clock | 127 |
Chronometer | 130 |
Microscope | 134 |
Braille | 137 |
Radar | 139 |
Air Conditioning | 141 |
Suspension Bridge | 144 |
Thermometer | 147 |
Incubator | 151 |
Pacemaker | 175 |
Kidney Dialysis Machine | 178 |
Camera | 181 |
Global Positioning System | 184 |
Sewing Machine | 187 |
Film | 190 |
Spinning Jenny | 193 |
Brick | 196 |
Motion Picture Camera | 201 |
Dynamite | 202 |
Cannon | 205 |
Balloon Framing | 208 |
Typewriter | 211 |
Diesel Engine | 213 |
Triode Vacuum Tube | 217 |
AC Induction Motor | 219 |
Helicopter | 223 |
Calculator | 225 |
Flashlight | 228 |
Laser | 231 |
Steamboat | 234 |
Fax Machine | 236 |
Tank | 238 |
Rocket | 241 |
Cotton Gin | 244 |
Windmill | 246 |
Submarine | 249 |
Paint | 252 |
Circuit Breaker | 254 |
Washing Machine | 256 |
Threshing Machine | 259 |
Fire Extinguisher | 262 |
Refrigerator | 265 |
Oven | 268 |
Bicycle | 271 |
Tape Recorder | 275 |
Oil Derrick | 278 |
Phonograph | 281 |
Fire Sprinklers | 284 |
Video Recorder | 287 |
Acknowledgments | 290 |
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