I have searched and the only remotely similar one I found was the greatest invention of the 20th century, which happened to be in the Junk Drawer.
Besides the obvious like, the wheel, what have been the greatest inventions/discoveries ever? what inventions/discoveries have benefited humanity the most? If possible, some kind of explaination as to why it is the best would be nice.
I think the greatest discovery has to be sanitation with Joseph Lister, which Pasteur kind of helped discover with his experiments that boiling broth killed microorganisms inside. Bad hygiene and lack of sanitation in early cities (throwing crap out of the window) contributed to the rampant spread of diseases; without discovering that having clean facilities and sterilized needles, who knows how many more lives would have been lost in history.
I'm curious as to what other people think.
Edit: Let's try asking what inventions have benefited humanity the most.
Besides the obvious like, the wheel, what have been the greatest inventions/discoveries ever? what inventions/discoveries have benefited humanity the most? If possible, some kind of explaination as to why it is the best would be nice.
I think the greatest discovery has to be sanitation with Joseph Lister, which Pasteur kind of helped discover with his experiments that boiling broth killed microorganisms inside. Bad hygiene and lack of sanitation in early cities (throwing crap out of the window) contributed to the rampant spread of diseases; without discovering that having clean facilities and sterilized needles, who knows how many more lives would have been lost in history.
I'm curious as to what other people think.
Edit: Let's try asking what inventions have benefited humanity the most.
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