Australia’s top ten inventions are the black box, Wifi, Google Maps, penicillin, cochlear implants, refrigerators, inflatable escape slides, HPV vaccine, plastic lenses and ultrasound scanners. Almost all of these inventions have made great contributions to the world, especially the black box, which can play a huge role in flight accidents and avoid dangerous stories.
1. Black box
The black box can record almost all information during the flight of the aircraft, not only the status of the aircraft, but also the conversations between the pilots. It was originally created by Australian scientist David Warren and can provide evidence and analysis for many flight accidents, helping to avoid the recurrence of such accidents. However, the mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, the largest air disaster in history, has remained unsolved because the black box could not be found, which shows its importance.
2. Wireless LAN (abbreviation for wireless fidelity)
It can be said that in the modern Internet era, Wifi has become a must-have item, and this invention that can affect the Internet era was made by Invented by Australian radio scientist John O'Sullivan.
3. Google Maps
Although Google Maps is now in the name of Google, it was actually originally created by four young Australians in Sydney who later joined Google. And successively launched 3D maps and satellite maps. It can be said that people all over the world are using it.
4. Penicillin
It can be said that penicillin plays an irreplaceable role in medicine. Penicillin is currently used in almost all bacterial infections. The discovery and extraction of penicillin was completed by Australian scientist Howard Florey.
5. Cochlear Implant-Prosthetic Ear
For most deaf people, cochlear implants are almost the last hope, and the person who created this product is from Melbourne, Australia University professor Graeme Clark. As early as 1978, he completed the steps of implanting it into the human body, allowing more and more deaf people to hear the world again.
6. Refrigerator
Australian James Harrison invented the world's first ice machine. Although it is not what it is now, it is also the first time in human history that a very practical ice machine has appeared. It’s because of it that food can be delivered freshly around the world.
7. Inflatable escape slide
Jack Grant, an employee of the Australian airline Qantas, invented an escape slide that can be quickly inflated in the event of a plane crash. Escape greatly increases the probability of escape, so it has now become standard on most aircraft.
8. HPV vaccine
I believe everyone should be familiar with this vaccine. The human papillomavirus virus is responsible for uterine diseases such as cervical cancer. The world's first vaccine for human papillomavirus was developed jointly by two Australian professors and has been distributed in 120 countries.
9. Plastic lenses
As early as 1960, the Australian Solar Optical Company invented the first plastic lens. At that time, everyone was still using glass lenses, but they were not only expensive, but also required manual polishing, and the damage rate was very high. Therefore, the birth of plastic lenses gradually replaced glass.
10. Ultrasound scanner
Ultrasound scanners can be said to have completely changed the process of prenatal care. It allows parents to understand their baby's condition without taking X-rays. After popularization, it has expanded to areas such as abdomen and breast examination.