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To date, what do you think is the greatest invention or discovery and why? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is the computer. I continue to be amazed at what we can do with them.

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[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

While antibiotics are a very important discovery in medicine, I believe the biggest reason medicine was able to develop like it has is the printing press.