Are we pre-programmed as a species to invent similar things throughout the ages?
| Ancient | Modern | |||
| Flame Thrower known as Greek Fire, Byzantines | 672 AD | Flame Thrower – Richard Fielder used for WWI | 1901 AD | |
| Plastic Surgery – Egyptians did nasal reconstructions for ex thieves who’s noses were cut off as punishment for stealing – Edmund Smith papyrus reveals this practice | 3000 BC | Plastic Surgery – Sir Harry Gillies – reconstructed a burn victim face | 1917 AD | |
| Vending Machines – dispense holy water in exchange for a silver coin – Heron of Alexandria | 60 BC | Vending Machines – London to dispense books | 1800’s AD | |
| Alarm Clocks – Plato – water clock that whistled | 440 BC | Alarm Clocks – Levi Hutchins | 1787 AD | |
| Earthquake Detector – Zhang Heng | 132 AD | Earthquake Detector – Fillipo Cecchi – invented the seismograph | 1875 AD | |
| Automatic Doors – Heron of Alexandria – designed temple doors that open automatically once a fire is lit and it produces enough steam and pressure to push the doors open | 50 BC | Automatic Doors – designed by two American inventors to overcome the problem that swing doors have in high wind | 1954 AD | |
| Batteries – Baghdad battery – copper cylinder and iron rod in a clay jar with acid results in a battery | 200 BC | Batteries – Alesandro Volto designed a crude battery made of acid soaked cardboard and copper-zinc disks | 1799 AD | |
| Computer – Antikythera mechanism | 200 BC | Computer – Charless Babbage | 1834 AD | |
| Death Ray – Archimedes – set enemy ships on fire | 212 BC | Death Ray – USA army introduces the Active Denial System that inflicts burn wounds on enemies | 2007 AD | |
| Robots – Heron of Alexandria invented automated shows (animata) | 50 BC | Robots – William Grey Walter – shaped like turtles, the robots could find their way back to their charging station | 1948 AD | |
| Marionette – Carved from ivory, found in Brno, Czech Republic | 25000 BC | Marionette – H W Whanslaw published a book on the making of marionettes and this kick-started modern British puppetry | 1923 AD | |
| Magnifying Glass – Nimrud lens is considered a crude magnifying glass made from polished rock crystal | 750 BC | Magnifying Glass – Roger Bacon | 1250 AD | |
| Steam Engine – Hero of Alexandria | 50 BC | Steam Engine – Thomas Savery | 1698 AD | |
| Flexible Glass – Vitrum Flexile | 14 AD | Flexible Glass | 2016 AD | |
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