The other morning I woke up after having pondered this question in my dreams, if the entire human race was wiped out and alien archaeologists came here in the future, what would be the top 10 things they would identify as the greatest accomplishments of the human kind? What things would represent the zenith of who we are as a species? So here is my attempt at an answer to this question. I have a variety of reasons for what I chose, but intentionally avoided things, like the “pyramids” for as they are a marvel, I am not sure they fit the definition of the greatest things. Here we go:
( In no particular order )
1) The manned exploration of the moon ( probably my number 1 )
2) The Hubble Space Telescope – the most complex manmade instrument ever
3) Voyager 1 – The most distant man made object
4) The internet – instant access to a whole mountain of information
5) Manipulation of the atom ( atomic energy, the Bomb )
6) Language ( includes in my mind, mathematics and music too )
7) Cloning and the deciphering of the genetic code ( the basic elements of life )
8) The internal combustion engine ( where would we be without it? )
9) Flight ( a dream of mans for centuries is now reality )
10 ) TV ( though I am not so sure about this last one )
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