1. Internet: The internet significantly changed the virtually every aspect of our lives, with drastic improvements in communication, commerce, access to information, and media to name a few. The internet brought individuals closer together and connected billions through online access. The sharing economy and "on-demand" companies are changing the way we interact.
2. Electricity management: Managing electricity brought vast improvements in communication, commerce, and daily life. Lightbulbs were instrumental in improving individuals with a safer and more reliable way to light pathways and homes.
2. Electricity management: Managing electricity brought vast improvements in communication, commerce, and daily life. Lightbulbs were instrumental in improving individuals with a safer and more reliable way to light pathways and homes.
3. Automobiles: Automobiles allowed individuals to personally own vehicles which reduced travel times and provided improved access to areas without trains. This invention improved commerce and communication between cities.
4. Mathematics: Discovering and applying principles of mathematics has changed a variety of fields and helped individuals model behaviors and achieve new feats. As a student studying Environmental Economics and Policy, I am amazed by the ability to use math in biological modeling, economics, and climate change analysis. It is clear that mathematics has allowed for many of the inventions in this list to work properly, such as personal computers and the internet.
5. Television: The television had a great impact on mass media, entertainment, journalism industries where individuals were able to see media in new ways. Television provided a new means to inform the public, and TV shows as well as news channels are now a main source of informing and entertaining the public.
5. Television: The television had a great impact on mass media, entertainment, journalism industries where individuals were able to see media in new ways. Television provided a new means to inform the public, and TV shows as well as news channels are now a main source of informing and entertaining the public.
6. Sewage and Sanitation Systems: Sewage and sanitation systems created safer and healthier cities where citizens in major metropolitan areas would be able to achieve better quality of life. Proper sewage systems have environmental and health benefits which improve life spans and reduce the likelihood of disease.
7. Personal Computers: Personal computers are instrumental in providing access to the internet, and allowing advancements in information storage, word processing, education, healthcare, data management and much more. Computers allow us to manipulate large data sets with ease and improved our quality of life by making us safer and more informed.
8. Airline flight: Airline flight brought a much more connected world, by allowing individuals to travel across the globe without the need of ships or automobiles. Travel times were dramatically reduced, and this invention had implications in commerce, communication, globalization, and improved our quality of life. Transcontinental travel became much easier and was brought to the masses.
9. Vaccination: Vaccination has provided individuals with improvements in lifespan, quality of life, general health of citizens, and has drastically reduced the amount of deadly diseases. Without vaccinations, individuals would be affected by harmful viruses including smallpox and polio.
7. Personal Computers: Personal computers are instrumental in providing access to the internet, and allowing advancements in information storage, word processing, education, healthcare, data management and much more. Computers allow us to manipulate large data sets with ease and improved our quality of life by making us safer and more informed.
8. Airline flight: Airline flight brought a much more connected world, by allowing individuals to travel across the globe without the need of ships or automobiles. Travel times were dramatically reduced, and this invention had implications in commerce, communication, globalization, and improved our quality of life. Transcontinental travel became much easier and was brought to the masses.
9. Vaccination: Vaccination has provided individuals with improvements in lifespan, quality of life, general health of citizens, and has drastically reduced the amount of deadly diseases. Without vaccinations, individuals would be affected by harmful viruses including smallpox and polio.
10. Camera: The camera has significantly changed our method of communication, the way we conduct business, and record important historical events. Cameras of modern times allow individuals to take high-quality images that can be used to learn and connect with others. With a camera, individuals are able to share educational knowledge and opinions as we are in this class.
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