Major Inventions

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:26

Whilst making a sandwich 15minutes or so ago I was thinking of major inventions.

A few which immediately came to me...

Lightbulb
TV
Telephone
Computer

It then dawned on me that I couldn't think of any real great inventions from say the last 20years.

Lots of discoveries have been made, scientific, mathematical and technological but no real NEW inventions, just improvements to old ones (mobile phones).

What inventions do you think changed the modern world?

Any you can think of from recent times?

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:31

HDTV and DVD are just improvements on older technologies though.

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:32

loopylou said:
Of all time? Surly it must be the wheel.

I did say the modern world to avoid things like the wheel and loo.

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:33

Kerplunk said:
Still 'inventions' though

I disagree, I think the CD was an invention, but the DVD an improved version.

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:47

Mr_L said:
I understand what you mean

What's what I mean called? I don't think my idea of invention is the same as everybody elses.