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PaperPaper allowed better efficient use of written information such as languages or other data.
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CompassOriented us around the world even at the ocean.
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Optical LensesAllowed more people to read if they could not of allowed other oppurtunities such as the telescope.
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The first Printing PressThe invention of the printing press allowed for exponential growth on items such as current events and news. Before it, items had to be made by hand through hard work.
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Steam EnginesFirst engine that didn't use animals to perform work or create energy.
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VaccinationVaccination was the first, healthy, safe way of sure someone of an illness.
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Sanitation SystemsProvided clesn, healthier cities with less disease.
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RefrigerationFor the first time, foods could be stored for longer periods of time without being spoiled.
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ElectricityProbably one of the most valuable of all the technological advances. Allows the usage of light and the ability to create energy.
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Engines Engines have given us so many transportation possibilities. We could go 20x faster than a horse.
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AutomobileFaster travel rather than horse.
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AirplaneChanged our view on the world and travel.
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Nitrogen FixationBefore Nitrogen was fixated into the ground through natural processes.
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Penicillin
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Nuclear FissonA large step in human power, literally.
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Semiconductor tech
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The PillRevolutionized health and the way we get over sicknesses
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InternetThe Internet brought all humans in contact and made the world a little smaller.
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Personal ComputersLinked us to the etire world and made it a little smaller.
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GunpowderUsed to fuel projectiles