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Re: What is the most benefitial technological advance ever created?
This is a very interesting question, no doubt, but I don't think I would ever be satisfied with anyone's answer because of the nature of invention. It is too difficult to tell where one invention ends and another starts. Printing presses already existed when Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. Many, many people researched electricty at the same time and it took many inventions to get to the point where houses had light bulbs. The internet and computers are of course the product of thousands of inventions. The question that really interests me is what single person's work in technology has had the greatest impact. Perhaps I should start another thread...
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