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Old 10-02-2006, 04:50 AM   #11 (permalink)
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(Herr Oberst @ Feb 10 2006, 02:05 PM) [post=45524]Hi Geoff, I am partial to penicillin being one of the most important developments. Would you call it an invention or a discovery? I don't know alot about medecines.

Let's try everyone respond with their top ten list of WWII inventions.

Should prove interesting.
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1. Penicillin - Invention of the development process and practical use of.

2. Radar

3. Electronics in General

4. Jet Aircraft

5. Computer Technology

6. Synthetic Rubber (more produced than the real thing)

The above as they were inventions that altered the world post war as well.

7. Sonar

8. Jeep

9. Nordon Bomb Sight (With this they could at least nearly hit their target)

10. Atomic Bomb ( More so the technology for the creation of the nuclear age)
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