*Breathes in* Cars, Flight, Electricity, Rocket Technology, The Internet, Computers, The Aqueduct, Sliced Bread, Penicillin, Good Music, Modern Medicine, Self-healing Concrete, The Renaissance, The 1911, Nuclear Power *Breathes out*
I rest my case.
The scientific method, the university system, the printing press, the steam engine, the diesel engine, the internal combustion engine, electricity generation and distribution (AC and DC), the lightbulb, the telegraph, the telephone, the radio, television, photography, cinema, the transistor, the integrated circuit, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the internet, the World Wide Web, TCP/IP protocols, fiber optics, the airplane, the helicopter, the jet engine, liquid-fueled rockets, space exploration, satellites, the global positioning system (GPS), nuclear energy, the atomic bomb, the periodic table of elements, the theory of evolution, genetics, the discovery of DNA structure, recombinant DNA technology (GMOs), germ theory, pasteurization, vaccination (smallpox, polio, rabies), antibiotics (penicillin), anesthesia, antiseptic surgery, X-rays, MRI technology, CT scans, the electrocardiogram, insulin therapy, organ transplantation, in vitro fertilization, modern dentistry, the laws of motion and gravity, the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, calculus, modern algebra, non-Euclidean geometry, oceanography, meteorology, geology, plate tectonics, the taxonomy of species, the Gregorian calendar, the mechanical clock, the telescope, the microscope, the barometer, the thermometer, the gyroscope, the chronometer, concrete (Roman), stainless steel, plastic, dynamite, the assembly line, modern banking, double-entry bookkeeping, the limited liability company, the stock market, insurance, the concept of human rights, the abolition of slavery movement, liberalism, conservatism, capitalism, the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, constitutional democracy, the separation of powers, the rule of law, trial by jury, codification of the modern rules of war (International Humanitarian Law, the Lieber Code, the Hague Conventions, the Geneva Conventions, and the founding of the Red Cross), the national park system, modern forestry preservation, wildlife conservation, modern animal rights, philosophy, the novel, the symphony, the opera, the piano, the violin, the orchestra, oil painting, linear perspective in art, ballet, the systematic notation of music, and the N-word.
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