Here is a list of the top 25 inventions in table form, along with images where available:
| Rank | Invention | Year | Inventor | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Printing press | 1440 | Johannes Gutenberg | Germany |
| 2 | Internal combustion engine | 1876 | Nikolaus Otto | Germany |
| 3 | Light bulb | 1879 | Thomas Edison | United States |
| 4 | Telephone | 1876 | Alexander Graham Bell | Scotland |
| 5 | Airplane | 1903 | Orville and Wilbur Wright | United States |
| 6 | Computer | 1946 | John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert | United States |
| 7 | Transistor | 1947 | John Bardeen, Walter Houser Brattain, and William Shockley | United States |
| 8 | Integrated circuit | 1958 | Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce | United States |
| 9 | Laser | 1960 | Theodore H. Maiman | United States |
| 10 | Internet | 1969 | Leonard Kleinrock | United States |
| 11 | Personal computer | 1975 | Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak | United States |
| 12 | Compact disc (CD) | 1979 | James Russell and David Paul | Netherlands |
| 13 | Mobile phone | 1973 | Martin Cooper | United States |
| 14 | World Wide Web (WWW) | 1989 | Tim Berners-Lee | United Kingdom |
| 15 | Digital camera | 1990 | Steven Sasson | United States |
| 16 | Internet search engine | 1990 | Larry Page and Sergey Brin | United States |
| 17 | GPS | 1973 | Roger L. Easton, Ivan Getting, Bradford Parkinson, and Joanne Woodford | United States |
| 18 | Tablet computer | 1987 | Alan Kay | United States |
| 19 | Social media | 1997 | Justin Hall | United States |
| 20 | Cryptocurrency | 2009 | Satoshi Nakamoto | Unknown |
| 21 | 3D printing | 1984 | Chuck Hull | United States |
| 22 | Self-driving car | 2009 | United States | |
| 23 | CRISPR | 1993 | Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier | France |
| 24 | Virtual reality (VR) | 1968 | Ivan Sutherland | United States |
| 25 | Artificial intelligence (AI) | 1956 | John McCarthy | United States |
Top 25 inventions in the world
This is just a small sample of the many great inventions that have been made over the years. These inventions have had a profound impact on our lives, and they continue to shape the world we live in today.
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