Top 10 inventions of all time

Top 10 inventions of all time

1.       Incandescent Light bulb

The light bulb is a great invention not only because of the device itself but also the role this device played in our civilization. Without the incandescent light bulb, people in the 1900s will still use candles and gas lamps which are dangerous and not as good a lighting device as light bulbs. If the light bulbs were not invented, the progress of technology will be slow because people depend on light to do their work and to be more efficient. Because of the light bulb, workers e.g. inventors can do their work faster, more effective and efficient. This will result to faster production and in the long run rapid advancement in technology. We owe all the technology we have today to this humble device.

2.       Telegraph

Telegraph, system of communication employing electrical apparatus to transmit

and receive signals in accordance with a code of electrical pulses. Because of the telegraph, communication became faster. This resulted to a more efficient and effective government because this technology enables the government to act rapidly to any happenings in its territory. The army for example reacts rapidly to any threats to the country. Police can capture more criminals. Businesses can quickly adjust to changes in the market resulting to more profits. In short, the telegraph brought us peace, safety and wealth. This technology also served as the foundation for modern communication devices like cellphones.

3.       Transistors

Transistors are electronic devices used as amplifiers or oscillators in electrical systems. Transistors are very important because it is the device that built almost all electronic devices we have today. From radios to computers, without transistors these inventions would never exist.

4.       Nuclear Bomb

Many people associate nuclear bombs or nukes with the words mass destruction, total annihilation, death, evil, and apocalypse. But little do people know that we owe this bomb a lot. Why? Because nuclear weapons acts as a deterrent, preventing conflicts between nations. Because of this bomb, countries cannot attack other countries because they might be bombed with this weapon as retaliation.

5.       Printing Press

The printing press made the mass publication and circulation of literature possible. The effect is that the press made the people intelligent and literate.

6.       Battery

The invention of the battery enabled us to be more mobile. Imagine life without the battery. We could not use our phones, laptops, airplanes, cars, ipods and other things we could not live without these days. Also, if not because of the battery, we might not have this kind of advancement in technology today.

7.       Internet

The Internet improved us and our lives in infinite ways. Because of the internet, we now live in an interconnected world, giving us more wealth, infinite opportunities, endless communication, knowledge, information and other things that are very critical to everyone’s life.

8.       Antibiotics (especially penicillin)

We owe a lot to this discovery. Because of antibiotics, we are able to live a longer life than those of previous generations. We are able to beat cholera, tetanus, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other deadly bacterial infections that previously killed a lot of people.

9.       Glass Lens

Without the glass lens, we might still be using fire for lighting, sticks for fighting and bricks for building. Why? Because many of the scientific advances that modernize the world was possible only because people devised tools to improve their ability to see. The development of glass lenses has had profound consequences for humanity. The glass lens gave us the ability to see small or far things, resulting to new discoveries and in turn, new inventions

10.   Computer

Computers can be thought of as the greatest invention of all time because this device brought us billions of benefits and hundreds of thousands of new inventions and discoveries. Computers made us live our lives easier and happier, made our work faster and made us richer than what we are supposed to be. 

Me and My Cellphone

It was more than a decade ago since the introduction of cellphones (cellular phones) in the Philippines. At first, the functions of the cellphone were purely to call and text only. Eventually, phone manufacturers decided to put additional features; to name some are: Bluetooth, games, AM/FM Radio, camera, and music player. Through the years so called “smart phones” were manufactured. These smart phones contain powerful features that we never expected to be present in tiny gadgets such as cellular phones.

 The cellphone is considered to be one of the most significant discoveries of all time. Its major function is to serve as a superior gadget for better communication, but it can also serve its purpose for entertainment.

            You can use your cellphone to…

      …rescue you when there is an emergency

·    During times of crisis or when you are just alone, you can call your family or friends to seek for help.

·    When you are busy and you have to finish your group paper(s), you can just text your parents to inform them that you will go home late.

…make you happy when you are sad

·    You can text your friends to ask for advice when you have problems.

·    When you miss your family, you can give them a short call.

·    You can download video clips on your phone, so that you can watch them when you are lonely.

·    When you feel like you are being out-of-place, you can just turn on your wifi and surf the net.

…entertain you when you are boring

·    When you are tedious, you can check your phone, and see what’s hidden in it! Unexpectedly, you may find pleasure in scrutinizing its features. You may also play the games installed in it, or better yet, you can just download your favorite games and play them on your phone.

·    You can play your favorite songs on your phone whenever you want to hear them.

·    When you feel like dancing but there’s no background music to accompany you, then use your phone to provide the sound that you need.

Of course cellular phones also have their weaknesses and disadvantages. Some phones have short battery life. Others have less powerful camera, so they cannot capture good scenes. The smart phones are so popular nowadays that they're very much in demand to the public, that is including snatchers and hold-uppers.  Most of the old-model phones have become extinct. Some phones can depreciate very fast particularly NOKIA branded cellular phones. Some touch-screen phones cannot easily respond to the fast "pressing" or "touching" of the users. Phones with keypads on the other hand, particularly those with miniature keys, are difficult to use because you may probably press the wrong key.