It's a look at the devices that have most impacted human civilization and helped shape the course of history.
When Forbes.com compiled its list of the 20 most important tools of all time, we asked a panel of scientists, historians and engineers to look at the devices that have most impacted human civilization and shaped the course of history.
But, lest we forget, one of the men who most dramatically impacted human civilization in the last decade was the son of a Syrian who migrated to the U.S. in 1954.
Hey, the question didn't ask for tools that allowed us to survive: it asked for tools that impacted civilization, the principles of logical reasoning, the development of laws and cultural mores.
The character of its civilization, however, remained entirely Greek.
Space weather phenomena impacts human civilization on a global scale and hence calls for a global approach to research, monitoring, and operational forecasting.
Like all great artists, Tharp reaches across cultures and epochs with an eye for the most universally relevant signage to have impacted civilizations, even when she may not always remember or be fully aware of them.
The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the dissemination of all manner of cultural material; its impact upon civilization is impossible to calculate.
We can impact civilization in profound and monumental ways by supporting the development of empathy in all children.
Forbes.com readers, editors and a panel of experts rank the knife as the most important tool of all time, in terms of its impact on human civilization.
My topic was the future of artificial intelligence and its possible impact on our civilization.
