10 Greatest Inventions?

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Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest, inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc., made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle. But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..

http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305


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In article <1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com>,
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
<NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest, inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc., made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle. But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..

http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305
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The invention of charging interest on loaned money...it was a crime and
sin throughout the classical and middle ages. Only in the 600 years or
so has it really been set free. I would rank it in the top 10.

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"Mark Haase" <mehaase@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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In article <1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com>,
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest,
inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid
as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did
most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc.,
made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole
regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But
the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And
the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle.
But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..


http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305

The invention of charging interest on loaned money...it was a crime
and
sin throughout the classical and middle ages. Only in the 600 years or
so has it really been set free. I would rank it in the top 10.
Click to expand...
Nonsense. The Sumerians used credit millenia ago. Nothing original or
different about that in all of history.

> --
 
I thought paper was the top. Must have been another Top-Ten list.

"Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com...
Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest, inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc., made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle. But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..

http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305


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Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't
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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:
Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest, inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc., made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole regions.
Click to expand...
Ahh,Another who "knows better".
Edison was great,but it was said that he stole alot of "his" ideas from
Tesla.(or Tesla just couldn't get the grant money to patent and produce
his ideas,nobody wanted to fund a "crazyman".) and/or other people.
Tesla practically invented AC and everything we know of
it.(Transformers,Motors,multiphase,etc,etc,etc...)
And all in his *head* at that.. He had planned out the entire AC
distrubition system without paper..*everything* was detailed in his
head.. Funny how nobody believed it would work back then,but it's been
serving us fine for 50+ years.IMHO Tesla was a misunderstood
Genius,before his time.

Edison did some nasty things to "prove" his DC system was better,like
electrocuting animals (dogs,cats,elephants,tigers,pigs,etc) in the
streets,to "show" people how dangerous AC was,and that his DC system was
much safer..Humm, Sounds like a nice guy..(not)

Nikola Tesla is my f'n Hero.. I love him...


The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle. But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..

http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305


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Don't be ripped off by the big book dealers. Go to the URL
that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half).
http://www.everybookstore.com You'll be glad you did!
Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't
changed it: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:32:32 -0800, Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark
Remover" wrote:

"Mark Haase" <mehaase@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:mehaase-0E622B.16363625032005@netnews.upenn.edu...
In article <1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com>,
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest,
inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid
as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did
most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc.,
made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole
regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But
the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And
the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle.
But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..


http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305

The invention of charging interest on loaned money...it was a crime
and
sin throughout the classical and middle ages. Only in the 600 years or
so has it really been set free. I would rank it in the top 10.

Nonsense. The Sumerians used credit millenia ago. Nothing original or
different about that in all of history.
Click to expand...
Excessive interest was "usury", and the "sin" part is about a loan to a
relative (or maybe countryman, whatever "brother" meant back then):

Deuteronomy 23:19-20:

You shall not lend upon interest to your brother, interest on money,
interest on victuals, interest on anything that is lent for interest. To
a foreigner you may lend upon interest, but to your brother you shall
not lend upon interest; that the Lord your God may bless you in all that
you undertake in the land which you are entering to take possession it.

Cheers!
Rich
 
Martin Riddle wrote:
I thought paper was the top. Must have been another Top-Ten list.
Click to expand...
If the first attempt at making a drawing board had been a failure,
what would they go back to?

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"ptaylor" <ptaylor@nospam.qwest.net> wrote in message
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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:
Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest,
inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid
as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did
most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc.,
made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole
regions.

Ahh,Another who "knows better".
Edison was great,but it was said that he stole alot of "his" ideas
from
Tesla.(or Tesla just couldn't get the grant money to patent and
produce
his ideas,nobody wanted to fund a "crazyman".) and/or other people.
Click to expand...
What do you mean? Tesla _worked_ for Edison.

"Edison made him work from 10:30 am to 5:00 the next morning,
seven days a week." http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=nikolaTesla

[snip]

Nikola Tesla is my f'n Hero.. I love him...
Click to expand...
He had his trials and tribulations.

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Don wrote:
vice-grips and expoxy
Fire and cooked food.
Click to expand...

Micro mini skirts & hotpants!


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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Don wrote:


vice-grips and expoxy
Fire and cooked food.




Micro mini skirts & hotpants!


The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
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cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???

--
Barry
 
"Barry Jones" <bjones01@acm.org> wrote in message
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Micro mini skirts & hotpants!
Click to expand...
How 'bout the original, no pants at all? ;-)

The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???
Click to expand...
And hence the joke about the blonde who put both in and asked the salesman
about the device's faliure...

Tim

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Barry Jones wrote:
The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???

--
Barry
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It doesn't have to know, but you do! ;)

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:37:53 -0500, Barry Jones <bjones01@acm.org> wrote:

The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???
Click to expand...
dwayne dibley certainly got lots of use from his.

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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:37:53 -0500, Barry Jones wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Don wrote:


vice-grips and expoxy
Fire and cooked food.




Micro mini skirts & hotpants!


The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???
Click to expand...
The same way the wall knows how hard to push back when you push on it.

;-)
 
Tom Del Rosso wrote:
Without agriculture there wouldn't be a civilization.
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Without civilization you wouldn't need agriculture! ;)

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:
"Mark Haase" <mehaase@earthlink.net> wrote

The invention of charging interest on loaned money...it was a crime

Nonsense. The Sumerians used credit millenia ago. Nothing original or
different about that in all of history.
Click to expand...
And it is not really free even now... there are probably maximum
interest rates on loans where you live, and for some purposes loans are
limited or still forbidden... for purposes of otherwise lega gambling
for example, or sometimes on a purchase without a down payment...



Thomas
 
"Martin Riddle" <martinriddle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I thought paper was the top. Must have been another Top-Ten list.
Click to expand...
Yeah, that list must've been from 3000 BC, when the Egyptians converted
over from heiroglyphics to papyrus. ;-)

Because paper wasn't the first thing that was used for writing, you
should really change that to the system of writing itself, whether it be
on stones, or mud paddies as the Sumerians used, to vellum or sheepskin,
or to paper and then the so-called paperless office of today with
nothing but CRTs and PDAs.

And also, you have to remember that most people had never seen paper
until the last century or so. It was largely confined to the church and
government before then because most people lived in an agrarian society.

"Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com
wrote in message news:1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com...

Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest,
inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid
as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did
most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc.,
made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole
regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But
the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And
the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle.
But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..


http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305


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It is said David Beckham was so impressed by the real usefulness of the
Thermos as taught to him, he bought one, and took it along to his club
training session.
His mates asked him what he was carrying, and what for.
"A thermos, it keeps hot food hot - and cold food cold."
"What's in it then, David?", his mates asked.
"A serving of minestrone soup, and a choc ice!"

"jim dorey" <skaar@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:37:53 -0500, Barry Jones <bjones01@acm.org> wrote:

The thermos bottle. Put something hot in it, it stays hot. Put something
cold in it, it stays cold. How does it know???

dwayne dibley certainly got lots of use from his.

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Two of the oldest, ubiquitous and nearly permanent inventions are glass and
cement.


"Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote
in message news:1148dladcn6mf9d@corp.supernews.com...
Mr. Ansary should be commended for his inclusion of antibiotics, AKA
penicillin, as the greatest, IMHO, if not 1 of the greatest, inventions.
Before its widespread use, most people died of septicemia, aka
infection, during wars, rather than from bullets. You, the reader,
probably owe your life to this drug.

But I have to take him to task for including the electric grid and
Thomas Alva, but not even mentioning the true inventor of the grid as we
know it. Edison's grid was DC and couldn't extend more than a few
blocks, much less a city, and it wasn't until Nicola Tesla, who did most
of the patents on Alternating Current, transformers, motors, etc., made
it possible to extend the 'electric grid' to miles and to whole regions.

The telephone? Sure. As he said, it's all about the network. But the
TV, well it's just an extension of radio and the movie theater. And the
automobile is just an extension of the steam engine and bicycle. But
then he stated that he had a certain agenda up front. So..

http://encarta.msn.com/column_10greatestinventions_tamimhome/The_10_Grea
test_Inventions.html?GT1=6305


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Don't be ripped off by the big book dealers. Go to the URL
that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half).
http://www.everybookstore.com You'll be glad you did!
Just when you thought you had all this figured out, the gov't
changed it: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
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