1. Abacus in 190 AD
It is said that the earliest record of the use of "abacus" can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty in China in 190 AD. To this day, the abacus can still add faster than an electronic calculator.
2. Archimedes screw pump, about 700 BC
This machine that transports water from low to high is said to have been used by the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes in the 3rd century BC to move water from large ships. It was invented to drain water out of ship cabins, but recent research shows that it was used as early as the 7th century BC during the Babylonian "Hanging Gardens" period.
3. Aspirin 1899
Aspirin, which has been used for hundreds of years, is a miracle drug in the history of medicine. It may cure more various ailments than any other drug. It is still the most widely used antipyretic and analgesic drug in the world. pain and anti-inflammatory drugs.
4． Atari 2600 game console in 1977
The Atari 2600 game console is the first true home game console system in history. It has been 30 years since its release in October 1977. The game console sold 30 million units in its 170-month life cycle (it stopped selling on January 1, 1992).
5． Barbed wire in 1873
Strictly speaking, this invention has a low technological content, but it has caused great controversy. Some people even call it a symbol of oppression. However, this invention originally appeared not to block people's entry and exit, but to prevent cattle from getting lost. American farmer Joseph Gidden invented a way to manufacture this cross-barbed wire on a large scale and made a fortune selling it to American farms.
6. Barcode 1973
Inventor Norman Woodland applied for a patent for this system of classifying goods by color and lines as early as the 1950s, but because retailers did not trust this technology , and therefore failed to be applied. This situation did not change until Woodland invented the Universal Product Code (Universal Product Code) in the 1970s. Since then, the era of barcodes has truly arrived. Now almost any product we buy is labeled with this black line code.
7. Batteries 1800
The invention of the battery is thanks to a frog. One day in 1791, Italian scientist Galvani discovered that he could make the legs of a dead frog twitch as long as he connected the frog's feet to the exposed nerves with copper and iron wires. Galvani's friend Volta conducted in-depth research on this phenomenon. In 1800, Volta used zinc and copper sheets sandwiched with salt-soaked paper to form an electric pile. This device could generate electric current and was later called the "voltaic pile", which was the earliest battery.
8. Bicycle 1861
In 1818, the German Delais invented a wooden two-wheeled bicycle with handlebars. The rotation and stopping of the wooden wheels were completely controlled by kicking the ground with both feet. In 1861, the Frenchman Pierre Michaux invented a two-wheeled bicycle that had both feet off the ground. This bicycle is also considered to be the first truly self-proclaimed bicycle.
9． Ballpoint pen in 1938
If the Hungarian Biro (died in 1985) had not sold the patent rights for the ballpoint pen, his net worth would be at least billions of dollars. Today, 14 million ballpoint pens are sold every day around the world. It can be said to be the most successful little invention to date.
10. BlackBerry mobile mail system
In 1999, Canadian RIM Company launched the "BlackBerry" mobile mail system based on two-way paging technology. Today, "BlackBerry" has become the most popular mobile mail system in Europe and the United States. An important configuration for people in the business community, the number of global users has reached 5 million, occupying nearly half of the market for wireless mail services. However, since mobile devices represented by "BlackBerry" became popular in enterprises, they have virtually broken the traditional 8-hour work system and subtly brought work into life through mobile phones. 26