Inventions that changed the world

INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Faculty of Textile Industry Tecnology

Group 5-20

Rashidov Samandar

1. Internet: Whenever we think about the internet, we start feeling the joy of our everyday life, how we stay in touch, share information, complete tasks, and even make money. The popularity and accessibility of the Internet has been the driving force behind the process of how we communicate and adopts new ways to improve productivity.  

2. Transistor: Apparently, one of the greatest invention of 20th century. Heck, without the transistor, what would the digital economy look like? Would Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. have become giants? Without the transistor, some say our servers would be three stories high, and laptops would be a prop on Star Trek. Our televisions would still use vacuum tubes. 

3. Haber’s process for production of ammonia: One the most important technological invention of this century, the Haber-Bosch process enables the economical mass synthesis of ammonia (NH3) from nitrogen and hydrogen. Today, the Haber-Bosch process  is used to produce more than 500 million tons (453 billion kilograms) of artificial fertilizer per year; roughly 1% of the world’s energy is used for it, and it sustains about 40% of our planetary population. ​

4. Flying Machine: The invention of the flying machine changed the way we travel and also made traveling very comfortable. Flying machines gave us the opportunity to explore different parts of the world. Tackling emergency situations like floods became much more easier. The birth of the jet age in the 1950s, man’s first steps on the moon, even Richard Branson’s just-announced commercial space tourist plan, all have their salient contribution in touching sky.