If you had to single out and choose one single person as the most innovative inventor who reshaped the world...who would you choose?

My choice is Johann Gutenberg. It is difficult to separate one single individual from the long list , but Gutenbergs determination to overcome the technological challenges and convince and train the artisans in his movable printing press shows his tenacity and brilliance.

It took him decades of research and constant need for capital and overcoming obstacles to invent the press which opened the world of art, literature and science to the ordinary citizen.

He really was the father of the information age in my opinion. Without access to information how would all that developed beyond it have happened?

Penicillin. Millions live every year because of it.

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eli whitney. first inventor of the industrial revolution.

Well they have many to choose from, but I myself would go with Nikola Tesla. Without him we would not have the light bulb. Edison gets the credit, but he did not invent the light bulb till after he hired Tesla as his assistant.

Also, one of the most important inventions in this day and age was the assembly line. So you have to throw Ford in there, but I think the light bulb was pretty important.

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canucks choice would be cyclone " b "

Yes, although Fleming discovered it by chance originally it was finally isolated by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.

All three of them received a Nobel prize for this discovery.

Great input everyone.

My first impulse was Tesla, but the more I thought about it, it's gotta be Ben Franklin, inventor, diplomat and founding father. His research into electricity (not the kite) would be the foundation of our modern world.

Great thread Sam, and Gutenberg is a nice choice. knowledge for everyone. YES!

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The Peste Negra ...a jewish invention that killed 1/3 of the world population.

I like that! It makes sense....

Og, inventor of the wheel is my choice!

(I was going to say Einstein, just to piss off the local Jew haters)

The same question was asked at a Nazi convention. The answer was the thermos. The reporter asked why the thermos was so amazing. The Nazi's responded " Well you can put coffee in it, and it stays hot all day. You can also put ice tea in it, and it stays cold all day." The reporter wanted to know why the Nazi's found that so amazing. They replied " How do it know?"

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