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Machine gun vs Pacemaker
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Machine gun 1884 50% · #242 in the world
- Pacemaker 1958 50% · #240 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Machine gun and Pacemaker: 50% each. Pacemaker is #240 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking, and #85 of the 101 from the 20th century. Machine gun is #242, and #52 of the 62 from the 19th century.
Side by side
| Machine gun | Pacemaker | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #242 | #240 |
| Year | 1884 | 1958 |