4/11/2021
Behind a number of technological innovations that failed to change the world, it turns out that there are many other successful inventions created to change the world and human life for the better, you know.
In fact, many of them are still in use today and some have progressed to more sophisticated innovations.
Want to know what these great innovations are? Here's a list of great inventions that have changed the world.
1. Printing Machine
Without the presence of printing presses on this earth, maybe the life of students, students, and employees will not be as easy as it is now.
This is because before the internet appeared, the use of a printing press was the best solution for disseminating information and knowledge to the wider community. For example, through books, newspapers, and the like.
Luckily, this technology was created by a German man named Johannes Gutenberg in the early 1950s.
In that year, the development of culture in Europe occurred very rapidly, giving rise to the need for a fast and inexpensive written document production process.
Interestingly, the invention of the printing press is said to have enabled the Bible to be the first book to be mass-produced.
2. Internet
Surely you all agree that the internet is one of the inventions that has also succeeded in changing the world, right?
The internet network itself was first discovered in the 1960s, when the Advance Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the US Department of Defense created a network known as the ARPANET.
ARPANET was originally created for military purposes and only connects 4 sites, namely the Stanford Research Institute, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah.
Until the 1990s, it was the most historic year in which Tim Berners Lee invented an editor and browser program that could roam from one computer to another that made up the network.
This program is what we now know as the World Wide Web (WWW). Now thanks to the internet network, human life has been made easier and moves forward into a more modern era.
3. Bank Notes
The use of paper currency as a new method of financial transactions first occurred in China in the 9th century.
It started when the number of coins dwindled, until eventually the bank issued paper currency as a promise for future precious metal payments.
Since then, towards the end of the 19th century, several countries began issuing government-supported legal tenders that could no longer be converted into gold and silver.
This condition eventually led to the switch to paper currency, which also ushered in a new era of international monetary regulation that changed the face of the global economy.
Even so, the presence of paper currency may be a vital step that led to the birth of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin which are currently in great demand as an investment instrument.
4. Compass
First discovered in China around 206 BC, the compass became one of the successful inventions that changed the world into a more sophisticated era.
In fact, in the 14th century, compasses were widely used to replace astronomical instruments as the primary navigational instrument for seafarers.
Compass is considered as a breakthrough that is able to provide explorers with a reliable method to cross the world's oceans.
Unfortunately, the use of a magnetic compass today is rarely found because it has evolved into a more sophisticated one which we now know as GPS (Global Positioning System).
In fact, the use of GPS now offers a variety of functions that are not only for directions, but other functions such as tracking a lost cellphone.
5. Telephone
Apart from the internet, the telephone is also another important invention that has succeeded in changing the world and civilization of human life for a long time.
The telephone was first invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, who turned out to be someone with hearing loss, aka deaf.
Since then, this single communication device has continued to develop and is equipped with various advanced technologies like the ones we hold today and are better known as smartphones.
Just imagine, what would happen to this world if the telephone and internet were never invented? Surely you won't be able to read my cool articles, right? Hehehe.
Those were some of the great inventions that have succeeded in changing the world through the various functions it offers.
Some of them have also now experienced the development of innovations that have made them even more sophisticated both in terms of function and revolutionary form.
Which, the heck, is the discovery that you think will change your own personal life the most?