The Top 10 Greatest Inventors Of The 20th Century

From the Wright brothers to Steve Jobs, we take a look at the 10 greatest inventors of the 20th century. Their creations built the foundations of modern world today, and if it wasn't for their genius the world would be a very different place.

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00:00 The Wright Brothers
03:30 Carl & Bertha Benz
09:37 Phil Farnsworth
12:37 Guglielmo Marconi
15:54 Tim Berners-Lee
19:00 Lumiere Brothers
23:04 Thomas Edison
26:30 Georges Melies
29:40 Bill Gates
33:30 Steve Jobs

[ognjentatomir]

I love how you missed most important Nikola Tesla

[sierranevadatrail]

The U.S. Supreme Court determined that Tesla was the first inventor of wireless communication.

[VitorCG]

Santos Dumont created the Airplane, Wright Brothers created the Argry Birds

[whendis.roberts]

What about Ford...Ford was the first to make cars available to everyone...Model-T

[danielmitchell]

So the Titanic was sabotaged to help Marconi's radio invention prosper, lol. Love conspiracy theories.

[malvinderkaur]

Just handful of hundred and one people’s brains has given so much to rest of world, and mostly worked in pair as two heads better than one, power of “ Two’ stand alone as ‘one’ hasn’t been able to do much, go find or let that “ two” which echoes all that is within you, to create all those magic which is you, two hearts beat, sing together find that resonance within you, …. Two eyes meet across the room ….. promises sent and love happens…. Two minds join and move world forward together even an egg needs a sperm to create a life, keeping this world alive, it’s another matter in bird lives birds just sit on their eggs providing warmth to already fertile egg with both DNA. But two is better than stand alone one

[smarajitpunaykanti]

19th and early 20th century was of Europe's . 20th century was of America's .

[TerriYoung-nn]

My dad will use anything to fix a car. Cute video

[donnagrimaldi]

You should confirm the veracity of your sponsor for vision improvement! Such dishonesty in advertising should be banned!

[malvinderkaur]

The point here is that electromagnetic energy surrounding earth and surrounding us only penetrates handful of brains, minds, and rest are then given these inventions either trained or move further in inventions, which is fine, and it shall remain mystery as to how this energy is only receptive to few brains whose antennas are able to receive grasp it.

[george]

Where is Tesla ?? AC - electricity ???

[whirledpeas]

I can't get enough knowledge, Thanks

[marklandrebe]

Where are the ' Minorities ' ? NO WHERE - What does that mean?