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The scientific development, which led to many inventions in the 20th and 21st century had a great impact on the way of working, traveling, teaching, and many other aspects of life. Research in the field of physics was the driving force in the development of technology. Scientific development triggered off the Industrial Revolution; this revolution in turn promoted and financially supported the research work to bring out innovative ideas and creations, like the Internet, television, etc. Out of the numerous inventions of the 20th and 21st century, some of the best inventions of all time are enlisted below.

Greatest Inventions



Printing Press

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20th Century

Few of the important inventions of the 20th century are enlisted below.

Internal Combustion Engine
Electric Light
Contraceptive Pill
Velcro
Automatic Washing Machine
Artificial Fibers
Penicillin
Jet Engine
Helicoptor
Radar
Instant Coffee
Color Photography
Stainless Steel
Microwave Ovens
21st Century

The 21st century inventions presented below, include the iPod, virtual keyboard and many such useful machines.

Fluid Sense Infusion Pump
Artificial Lever
Fuel Cell Bike
iPod
Self Cleaning Windows
Virtual Keyboard
Ice Bike
Braille Glove
Nano-tex
Infrared Fever Screening System
Year 2009The Telescope for Invisible Stars
Controller-Free Gaming
The Mercury Probe
The Electric Eye
The Solar Shingle
The Personal Carbon Footprint
Cyborg Beetle
Custom Puppy
The Electric Microbe
The Bladeless Fan
The YikeBike
Vertical Farming
Year 2010

Android Phone
Robotic Exoskeleton
3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope 3200
The Smart Thermostat
Microsoft Project Natal
Flying Car: Terrafugia
nPower Personal Energy Generator
Xeros Waterless Washing Machine
Sony 3D-360 Hologram
Powermat Wireless Battery Charger
Recompute: The Cardboard Computer
Camaro: Tranformers Edition
Samsung Water-Powered Battery
The Honda Bicycle Simulator
Apple Tablet
Gibbs Quadski
Panasonic 50-inch 3D 1080p Plasma TV
2010 Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge
Space Elevator
Touch Wood
Plasma Scalpel
OnLive
V12 Dual-Touchscreen Notebook
Tri-Specs
MyKey by Ford
Google Wave
Microsoft Xbox360 Project Natal
Corrugated Cardboard Laptop Case
Gocycle Electric Bicycle
The KS810 Keyboard Scan
The great inventions of all time enlisted in this article present before us the useful tools, machines, and even concepts that helped mankind in making progress. There are however, many, which have not been covered in the list presented above.