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    when two pieces of rock rubbed against each other‚ but since then people started using it for their protection and heating and cooking purposes. Undoubtedly‚ these seem meaningless to us today‚ but consider life without these discoveries and inventions. Would you be able to enjoy the same quality of life without them? But the fact is that the emergence of necessities led man to explore further. As time passed‚ man realized other needs arising around him. After catering to his fundamental needs

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    “Necessity is the mother of invention.” This quote is commonly used to explain how another miraculous invention was discovered. Throughout history‚ many inventions have been created. The Industrial Revolution started in the late 1700s‚ and since then humankind has been developing at an exponential rate. Truly amazing and useful devices‚ such as the steam engine and telegraph‚ were invented. In the last 100 years‚ many inventions and innovations have been created that make society’s life better‚ and

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    green. Not only have we learned from the past but some of the greatest inventions come from ancient times. We have the cuneiform and the wheel from Sumerians‚ and gun powder from the Chinese. Those are only some of the ancient inventions that have evolved to great modern world technology. Without a good base how can anything function right? Without them cars‚ the alphabet‚ and firearms may have never been invented. Inventions that most of us could not live without; because we have places to go‚ things

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    Inventions of the 20th century Light Switch Tired of using old your old push-button light switch? As of 1916 William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg have come out with a new and improved patented light switch. Instead of pushing a button‚ all you have to do is either flick it up or down‚ and you’re light will automatically turn on. It’s now safer than the old push-button because it won’t control the whole mechanism directly‚ but instead through a series of springs and levers. Get your own revamped

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    10 accidental inventions

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    10 accidental inventions that changed the world and in fact‚ experts estimate that between 30 and 50 percent of of all scientific discoveries are in some way accidental. the following accidental inventions from the past two centuries have changed the world in one way or another.   1. Matches Many of us wonder what life was like before electricity or the Internet (shudder)‚ but imagine life before matches. We’re talking magnifying glasses and flint. For those of us who like to create controlled

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    Cold Sassy Essay It is apparent how life has changed since new inventions have been introduced in the human life. Over the past 50 years‚ advanced inventions have created and improved the world‚ and also it changed the period of time when they were created. The two creations that were created are the automobile and the phone. The automobile was created in 1908‚ and later appeared in Cold Sassy in the early 1900s‚ and everyone was surprised by this amazing creation. The phone first appeared in

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    Most important Invention: The Computer When we think about technology mostly the first thing that comes to my mind is the image of a computer. Technological advancements such as computer have been designed to help humans and make the lives easy. In fact‚ computer is the Most important Invention because they can display and let you manipulate save information‚ and it is used in almost all fields . First of all computer have multi-tasking features that can minimize the work you have to do. The

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    The most important invention of mankind Thinking about important and revolutionary inventions‚ make us visualise something material and sophisticated such as the television‚ the computer‚ the car‚ the airplane and so on. Each one of these elements was indeed very revolutionary and brought fundamental changes for the whole world. Nevertheless I consider that the most significant creation of mankind is also one of the oldest. It’s the elaboration of the graphic system of communication: writing

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    The 1930’s was an age to remember and cherish‚ for most of the things we have today would not be in place if it was not for the inventions of the 1930’s. Many things were invented in the 1930’s‚ for example; scotch tape was invented by Richard G. Drew (Bellis). There were many simple inventions such as scotch tape and frozen food‚ and then there were complicated inventions such as the jet engine‚ and the radio telescope. Many things were produced in the 1930’s that had an immense impact on our

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    Necessity is the mother of invention The meaning of the proverb is self-evident. We invent what we need; unless we feel the pressure of needs‚ we are not likely to invent anything. The fable of the thirsty crow which collected pebbles and threw them into the jar to raise the level of water to the bird’s reach of lips is well-known. Mere necessity would not help us much if we are not moved by thought. Animals have their needs but because they lack the power of thinking and ingenuity‚ they cannot

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