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What is man’s greatest achievement?

With the 40th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, CNN polled people from around the world and asked them the question, “What is man’s greatest achievement?” They got a surprising variety of answers to this question. While a few people did say the luna landing, this was usually not the answer. Here are some of the opinions in no particular order:

Fire
The Wheel
The Computer
The Airplane
The Written Word
The Alphabet
Architecture
Agriculture
Coffee
Sanitation
Music
Space Travel
The Internet
Antibiotics
Sliced bread
Discovery of the Atom
Velcro
Nuclear Fission
The Pyramids
Satellite Communication
Language
Plastic
Religion
Vaccines

I think I’d pick antibiotics. What do you think is man’s greatest achievement?

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6 responses to “What is man’s greatest achievement?”

  1. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    My number 1 -> fire; Number 2 -> Printing press

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  2. Chris Hull Avatar
    Chris Hull

    As somebody who has had surgeries, and my son has had several, I would say anesthesia.

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  3. Cindy Avatar
    Cindy

    Yes, that’s a good one to Chris.

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  4. Cindy Avatar
    Cindy

    Ahh, printing press is another good one!

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  5. George Avatar
    George

    I am going to say computers and the advent of the internet. For all its evils and downsides (I don’t really believe the Interwebs be evil), the advance of communication, knowledge, media, and academic research makes a difference in everyone’s lives….

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  6. Cindy Avatar
    Cindy

    True George. The internet has made a huge difference in my life. Only wish we had had it sooner.

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