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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Feet in Water, Head on Fire

Feet in Water, Head on Fire

2023

Time Bomb Y2K

Time Bomb Y2K

2023

1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines

1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines

2020

Brady and Hindley: Possession

Brady and Hindley: Possession

2013

The Soviet Union's Last Stand

2001

Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview

Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview

2023

Betty White Goes Wild

Betty White Goes Wild

2013

41 on 41

41 on 41

2015

Holidays

2010

A&C to S

2014

Kidneys for Jesus

Kidneys for Jesus

2003

Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon

2016

Our Southern Home

2008

Martyrdom

Martyrdom

2017

The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary

1994

Da wo ich bin ist Panama

Da wo ich bin ist Panama

2011

Chernobyl: The Zone

Chernobyl: The Zone

2015

Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!

Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!

2016

Disappearance at Sea

Disappearance at Sea

1996

Hunter Goes to Hollywood

Hunter Goes to Hollywood

2003