100 Ideas That Changed the World

 

100 Ideas That Changed the World

  1. Wheel

  2. Light bulb

  3. Printing press

  4. Telephone

  5. Internet

  6. Airplane

  7. Radio

  8. Television

  9. Computer

  10. Smartphone

  11. Camera

  12. Compass

  13. Clock

  14. Calendar

  15. Electricity generation

  16. Battery

  17. Solar panel

  18. Telescope

  19. Microscope

  20. Penicillin

  21. Vaccines

  22. X-ray

  23. MRI

  24. Laser

  25. GPS

  26. Blockchain

  27. Artificial intelligence

  28. Steam engine

  29. Internal combustion engine

  30. Refrigeration

  31. Elevator

  32. Automobile

  33. Bicycle

  34. Satellite

  35. Rocket

  36. Credit cards

  37. Online banking

  38. Cryptocurrency

  39. Paper money

  40. Book

  41. Algebra

  42. Zero (as a number)

  43. Democracy

  44. Constitution

  45. Human rights

  46. Education system

  47. Libraries

  48. Agriculture

  49. Irrigation

  50. Fertilizer

  51. Domestication of animals

  52. Fire

  53. Cooking

  54. Clothing

  55. Shelter

  56. Metalworking

  57. Plumbing

  58. Roads

  59. Bridges

  60. Maps

  61. Water purification

  62. Sewage systems

  63. Printing ink

  64. Glass

  65. Concrete

  66. Steel

  67. Plastic

  68. Rubber

  69. Recycling

  70. Wind turbines

  71. Nuclear energy

  72. Electric motors

  73. Wi-Fi

  74. Cloud computing

  75. Email

  76. Social media platforms

  77. Search engines

  78. USB drives

  79. 3D printing

  80. Drones

  81. Virtual reality

  82. Augmented reality

  83. Smart home devices

  84. Robotics

  85. Autonomous vehicles

  86. E-commerce

  87. Online education

  88. Video conferencing

  89. Music streaming

  90. Movie streaming

  91. Cryptography

  92. Barcodes

  93. QR codes

  94. ATM machines

  95. Air conditioning

  96. Water dams

  97. Elevators

  98. Washing machines

  99. Dishwashers

  100. Recycling of ideas (innovation built on innovation)

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