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What would life be like without cars, television, the Internet and computers, or the omnipresent smartphone? Setting aside the question of whether things would be better or worse, what we do know for sure is that today there are some inventions that we just can't do without. And yet some of them are very recent, in their infancy we might say, while others are a little over a century old, which in any case is but a blip if compared to the history of humanity. They all have changed the existence of a considerable number of people, their advent has been such a breakthrough that it has always marked a "before" and "after". The result of the brilliant intuition of exceptional men and women, of the perseverance and tenacity of great entrepreneurs or ingenious ideas of common people, these inventions have influenced and changed medicine, society, economics, culture, and history itself.
This book full of curiosities and explanations will guide readers to the discovery of the most important inventions that have influenced the contemporary world, from the end of the 19th century to our own time, revealing the secrets and events that led to their creation and introducing the exceptional figures who conceived them.
Contents
Introduction 6
TECHNOLOGY 12
Combine Harvester 14
Alternating Current 18
Plastic 22
Assembly Line 28
Optic Fiber 34
Nuclear Energy 40
Solar Panels 48
Humans and Space 52
Laser 62
Robot 66
DAILY LIFE 72
Typewriter 74
Light Bulb 80
Zipper 86
Refrigerator 90
Ballpoint Pen 94
Credit Card 96
TRANSPORTATION 98
Airship 100
Automobile 106
Airplane 114
COMMUNICATIONS 120
Camera 122
Gramophone 132
Telegraph 138
Radio 144
Cinema 150
Television 156
Telephone 162
Cell and Smartphone 166
MEDICINE 170
Aspirin 172
X Rays 176
Vaccines 180
Penicillin 186
DNA 190
The Pill 196
Pacemaker 200
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 202
Computer 204
Video Games 210
Internet 218
The Author 222
