1. England
To the surprise of no one, the UK has been unanimously voted by the holy voices of the internet the number one among the countries that have invented the most things in all human history- which tells me one thing: the internet doesn’t know what a country is. Also, it’s cheating, unnecessarily too. Even though the whole of Great Britain –also not a country- has fathomed over 50% of the world’s inventions throughout history, England on its own as a country is still the undoubted champion.
You and I could probably spend days googling England’s greatest inventions, and still have a way to go, so I’ll just round up a few of the most interesting here:
Reflecting telescope, seed drill, marine chronometer, spinning frame, toothbrush, soda water, hydraulic press, steam engine, glider, tension-spoked wheel, tin can, modern fire extinguisher, electric motor, waterproof material, passenger railway, lawnmower, photography, electric telegraph, chocolate bar, hypodermic syringe, synthetic dye, Bessemer process, linoleum, sewage system, modern torpedo, telephone, light bulb, steam turbine, safety bicycle, pneumatic tire, thermos flask, electric vacuum cleaner, disc brakes, stainless steel, military tank, television, cats eye, jet engine, electronic programmable computer, hovercraft, automatic kettle, float glass, hip replacement, carbon fiber, collapsible baby buggy, ATM, World Wide Web (not to be confused with the internet), wind-up radio, steri-spray.
Last but not least, like I mentioned earlier England also invented the United States of America, but when it comes to clowns I think they did way-a better job with Monty Python!
(I’m high-fiving myself for that joke right now)
I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey of world discoveries, I certainly learned a lot!
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