Q of the Week - Greatest development of the 20th Century?

Started by Leon, 26 April 2010, 07:44:10 PM

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Shedman

29 April 2010, 11:51:29 AM #20
It's got to be the PzKpfw xxi

http://tinyurl.com/PzKpfw-xxi

Alan

lentulus

29 April 2010, 12:38:08 PM #21
Quote from: Luddite on 28 April 2010, 06:45:18 PM
More a political one...

Politics by other means, and all that.

Leon

29 April 2010, 02:47:09 PM #22
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privateer

03 May 2010, 03:11:57 AM #23
The Fembots

Leon

03 May 2010, 04:13:31 PM #24
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Dave Fielder

02 June 2010, 06:13:54 PM #25
No one has mentioned diodes. After all a transistor is merely two diodes back to back ...  ???

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Thomas Trolljaeger

04 June 2010, 02:39:32 PM #26
No way. The greatest development of the XXth century is the washing machine.
Think about how much time women have now to take care of us...

Jubilation T Cornpone

06 June 2010, 03:25:13 PM #27
The Turbojet engine.

Leon

06 June 2010, 04:07:08 PM #28
Quote from: Jubilation T Cornpone on 06 June 2010, 03:25:13 PM
The Turbojet engine.

More important than the combustion engine?
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lentulus

06 June 2010, 04:27:33 PM #29
Quote from: Leon on 06 June 2010, 04:07:08 PM
More important than the combustion engine?
While heavily refined in the 20th century, the internal combustion piston engine is a 19th century invention - diesel's patent was 1894, for example.

Luddite

06 June 2010, 04:31:15 PM #30
What's the greatests 'non-technical' development?

Feminism?
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http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/

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Leon

06 June 2010, 05:12:18 PM #31
Quote from: lentulus on 06 June 2010, 04:27:33 PM
While heavily refined in the 20th century, the internal combustion piston engine is a 19th century invention - diesel's patent was 1894, for example.

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Jubilation T Cornpone

09 June 2010, 06:30:54 PM #32
 :D Don't worry about it Leon. The formation of Pendraken miniatures beats both the jet and the combustion engine!!!!

Leon

09 June 2010, 06:44:35 PM #33
Quote from: Jubilation T Cornpone on 09 June 2010, 06:30:54 PM
:D Don't worry about it Leon. The formation of Pendraken miniatures beats both the jet and the combustion engine!!!!

Woo hoo!

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Shecky

25 June 2010, 08:31:45 AM #34
Air conditioning
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