Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human history?

Posted by pedro1976 on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:09PM
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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by nilskidoo on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:18PM (#19343840)

Spoken language, and written language. For my money, shared communication made everything that came later possible.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by ham_sandwich on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:17PM (#19343835)

My votes are for:

-the use of fire

-the number 0. (Although we can debate if this was invented or discovered)

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by Torwald on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:31PM (#19343897)

> -the number 0. (Although we can debate if this was invented or discovered)

Where can I read up on that debate? Any links?

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by anonymous344 on Saturday March 09, 2019 @09:11AM (#19346164)

Washing machine. This freed women to do other things, like sandwiches

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by Torwald on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:32PM (#19343905)

((The wheel.) (insert Unix joke))

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by mindcrime on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:55PM (#19344160)

In the name of not repeating anything already mentioned:

magnetic compass

axle

lever

rope

water skins

clothes

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most important innovations in human ... by JJMcJ on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:15PM (#19343823)

Use of fire

Domestication of dogs

Agriculture

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