In the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’, Plato famously wrote: “our need will be the real creator” (Wikipedia.org, 2020) which was moulded over time into the English proverb ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. Why is necessity not the mother of invention? And that is where I find the adage, ‘necessity isRead More →

There is a saying in English, “necessity is the mother of all invention”. It means that if you need something badly enough, you will come up with an idea to make it happen. How true it is that necessity is the mother of invention How very true? It would noRead More →

A pendant that turns speech into text. … A toothbrush that cleans your teeth by itself. … “Smart” glasses. … A glass that turns water into wine. … What inventions are needed in 2020? These Will Be Some Of The Greatest Inventions Of 2020 5G networks will bring the internetRead More →

A pendant that turns speech into text. … A toothbrush that cleans your teeth by itself. … “Smart” glasses. … A glass that turns water into wine. … What inventions do we need? We decided to find out and give them their due. Chewing gum that fixes your teeth. …Read More →

These inventors and their creations were at the forefront of a new society. Spinning and weaving. … The steam engine. … Harnessing electricity. … The telegraph and the telephone. … The internal-combustion engine and the automobile. Why did England industrialize first? Historians have identified several reasons for why the IndustrialRead More →