Ten Scientific Objects that Changed the World: What's Your Favorite?

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Patrick James
Writer / Former GOOD Managing Editor

June 10, 2009 • 1:34 pm PDT
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New Scientist has a nice rundown of the 10 Scientific Objects that Changed the World. The list comes from Science Museum, which is polling readers to decide the most significant among them. The choices: the steam engine, the electric telegraph, the Model T Ford, the V2 Rocket Engine, the DNA double helix, Stephenson's rocket, the X-ray Machine, Penicillin, the Pilot ACE Computer, and the Apollo 10 capsule.

I think my vote goes to the double helix, but all of these objects are clearly significant. What do you think? Are there any glaring omissions?

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