What would life be like without cars, television, the Internet and computers, or the omnipresent smartphone? Setting aside the question of whether things would be better or worse, what we do know for sure is that today there are some inventions that we just can’t do without. And yet some of them are very recent, in their infancy we might say, while others are a little over a century old, which in any case is but a blip if compared to the history of humanity. They all have changed the existence of a considerable number of people, their advent has been such a breakthrough that it has always marked a “before” and “after”. The result of the brilliant intuition of exceptional men and women, of the perseverance and tenacity of great entrepreneurs or ingenious ideas of common people, these inventions have influenced and changed medicine, society, economics, culture, and history itself. <\/p>\n
This book full of curiosities and explanations will guide readers to the discovery of the most important inventions that have influenced the contemporary world, from the end of the 19th century to our own time, revealing the secrets and events that led to their creation and introducing the exceptional figures who conceived them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book full of curiosities and explanations will guide readers to the discovery of the most important inventions that have influenced the contemporary world, from the end of the 19th century to our own time.
Introduction 6
\nTECHNOLOGY 12
\nCombine Harvester 14
\nAlternating Current 18
\nPlastic 22
\nAssembly Line 28
\nOptic Fiber 34
\nNuclear Energy 40
\nSolar Panels 48
\nHumans and Space 52
\nLaser 62
\nRobot 66
\nDAILY LIFE 72
\nTypewriter 74
\nLight Bulb 80
\nZipper 86
\nRefrigerator 90
\nBallpoint Pen 94
\nCredit Card 96
\nTRANSPORTATION 98
\nAirship 100
\nAutomobile 106
\nAirplane 114
\nCOMMUNICATIONS 120
\nCamera 122
\nGramophone 132
\nTelegraph 138
\nRadio 144
\nCinema 150
\nTelevision 156
\nTelephone 162
\nCell and Smartphone 166
\nMEDICINE 170
\nAspirin 172
\nX Rays 176
\nVaccines 180
\nPenicillin 186
\nDNA 190
\nThe Pill 196
\nPacemaker 200
\nINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 202
\nComputer 204
\nVideo Games 210
\nInternet 218
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