BobRingReflections

Introduction Picking the top 10 inventions that changed the world is, of course, a very argumentative subject.   I thought it would be fun to try, and then challenge you to come up with your own list and rationale.    First off, I eliminated some obvious choices, like the wheel and fire, because these “inventions” cannot be associated with a particular individual or group of persons.  The same for inventions such as tools, the calendar, the clock, nails/screws, the compass, electricity, etc. Even with this “known-inventor ground rule,” I found it impossible to choose a top 10 specific inventions.  So, I cheated.  You will note that one of my top 10 is really a group of related inventions.  Many of the others have intimately-related predecessor and successor inventions, in effect therefore, representing a class of inventions.  (No specifics here; I’ll leave it to you to figure out what I’m talking about.)  Finally, I decided that I couldn’t ignore an entire critical science, so