Essential Human Inventions

Fire
Cooked food
Trap (for animals)
Spear
Bow
Wheel
Cog
Paper
Language
Writing
Alphabet
Agriculture
Metal
Metal alloys
Poetry
Shamanism
Printing press
Steam engine
Calculus
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Periodic Table of the Elements
Abacus
Euclidean Geometry
Algebra
Geometry
Calculus
Newtonian physics and optics
Telescopes
Microscopes
Flaking stone into tools
Rope making
Knots
Pi
Cement
Beer
Wine
Epoxy
Multi-stage axial flow compresser jet engine
Internal combustion engine
Double-entry bookkeeping
Paper money
The domestication of the dog
Gunpowder
Generation of electricity
Correct modeling of the solar system
Architecture
English common law
Due Process
Rules of Evidence
Separation of Powers
Games of chance based on incomplete information (poker and contract bridge)
Porcelain and other enamels
The electric light
The phonograph
Motion pictures
The laser
The hologram
Rocketry
Radio
Radar
Sonar
Television
Telephone
Alternating current
Antimatter
Atomic bomb
Hydrogen bomb
Fission
Fusion
Composites
Abacus
Von Neumann machines (computers)
Logical argumentation
Boats
Sails
Heavier than air airplane
Circulatory system
Vaccines
Anesthetic agents
Biologic classification system
Psychology and Psychiatry (the crown jewels of Greek Shamanism and analogy)
Modern Drama (Shakespeare’s changing protagonist as the play progresses)
Stringed instruments
Brass instruments
Woodwinds
Drums
Dance

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