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Top 100 inventions of all time
The biggest inventions in history, ranked by everyone, one head-to-head pick at a time.
- Internet 1969
- Artificial intelligence 1956
- Computer 1945
- Film 1888
- Email 1971
- World Wide Web 1989
- Web browser 1990
- Car 1884
- Steel c. 1800 BC
- Photography 1839
- Operating system 1956
- Video game 1958
- Transistor 1947
- Train 1804
- Alphabet c. 1800 BC
- Guitar
- Submarine 1620
- Mobile phone 1973
- Television 1927
- Piano 1700
- Search engine 1990
- QR code 1994
- Nuclear weapon 1945
- Book
- Laser 1960
- Camera
- Large language model 2018
- Airplane 1903
- Printing press 1439
- Newspaper 1605
- Glass c. 2500 BC
- Aircraft carrier 1918
- Smartphone 1994
- Compact disc 1979
- Bluetooth 1994
- Ship
- Cryptocurrency 2009
- Penicillin 1928
- Gunpowder 9th century
- Abacus c. 2700 BC
- Radar 1935
- Aspirin 1897
- Compass 11th century
- GPS 1973
- Condom 16th century
- Writing c. 3200 BC
- Soap c. 2800 BC
- Tram 1807
- Telephone 1876
- Drone 1917
- Blu-ray 2006
- Bicycle 1817
- Rapid transit 1863
- Motorcycle 1885
- Lego 1949
- Morse code 1836
- Dam c. 3000 BC
- Paper c. 141 BC
- Wi-Fi 1997
- Animation 1888
- Wheel c. 3500 BC
- Robot 1954
- Violin 16th century
- Calendar
- Rubik's Cube 1974
- Saxophone 1840
- Plastic 1855
- X-ray 1895
- Bus 1823
- DVD 1995
- Calculator 1642
- Bridge
- Credit card 1950
- Steam engine 1712
- Satellite 1957
- Cello 16th century
- Random-access memory 1947
- Axe
- Flute
- Computer mouse 1963
- Stainless steel 1872
- 3D printing 1984
- Video game console 1972
- Typewriter 1868
- Refrigerator 1856
- Mirror c. 6000 BC
- Porcelain
- Bagpipes
- Torpedo 1866
- Map
- Hard disk drive 1956
- Ukulele 1880s
- Ballistic missile 1944
- Pencil 1565
- Floppy disk 1964
- Brick c. 7000 BC
- Microwave oven 1945
- Electric car 1835
- Computer monitor
- Clock
Famous face-offs
- Printing press vs Internet
- Airplane vs Car
- Vaccine vs Penicillin
- Television vs Radio
- Smartphone vs Personal computer
- Incandescent light bulb vs Telephone