101 Gadgets That Changed the World

The alarm clock. The personal computer. The smartphone. The radio. You know the greatest gadgets of all time (and you’ve probably owned most of them), but which has changed the world more than any other? To make our list of 101, a gadget had to be something you could hold in your hands, mechanical or electronic, and a mass-produced personal item. The rest was up to the judges. Check out our selections.

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Fortune Seekers

1956

The Creative Brain

The Creative Brain

2019

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

2015

Intelligent Trees

Intelligent Trees

2017

The Story of Doctor Carver

1938

The Sun Queen

The Sun Queen

2023

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

2022

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

2017

Britain's Greatest Invention

Britain's Greatest Invention

2017

The Invention of the Ford V8 Engine

The Invention of the Ford V8 Engine

1932

The Story of Alfred Nobel

The Story of Alfred Nobel

1939

Zvorykin-Muromets

Zvorykin-Muromets

2010

Die Macht der Elektronengehirne

2017

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

Bot Brains: Great Inventions

Bot Brains: Great Inventions

2019

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

2014

Cronos

Cronos

1993

The Beginner

The Beginner

1985

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

1988