What is the most important invention over the last
Over the last 1000 years
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In keeping with my theme of choosing inventions that drive other innovations I agree that the printing press is likely one of the most important inventions in the past millenium. The spread of knowledge the printing press allowed undoubtedly would have sparked minds and driven invention and innovation. Side: Over the last 1000 years
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The annoying thing about this question is that inventions interact with each other and so in my estimation the most important inventions are those which drive innovation. As such, I would choose the internet for this 100 year timescale because it already has driven innovation and invention. Some of the many ways it is doing this is through crowdfunding, dissemination of information, facilitation of economic activity, cryptocurrency and so on. Though we could ultimately attribute this invention to semiconductors, microchips and the personal computer, among others, so the question is actually more complex than it appears. Side: Over the last 100 years
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