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Asked by theastarproduction to Chris, Dave, David, Fiona, Jack on 17 Jun 2013.
Question: What scientific creation do you wish you invented and why?
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David Freeborn answered on 17 Jun 2013:
The computer.
Because it has done more than any other machine to transform the modern world. It’s hard to think of any part of our lives that isn’t affected by computers. The alarm clock that wakes me up in the morning is operated by a computer, I read the news on a computer via the internet, I read books, play games, speak to friends and do almost all of my work using a computer. The internet is changing the world even more, and we don’t know where this will lead: possibly to computers far more intelligent than human beings, one day… That’s a very exciting possibility!
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Dave Farmer answered on 17 Jun 2013:
I’m going to go with the laser.
It has become such a useful discovery that is used everyday in many pieces of technology that we now consider essential. Moreover, they are key features of many many research labs, making new branches of science possible. It would be nice to think that I’d made that possible.
(Although I’m not sure I could argue that David’s answer of the computer hasn’t revolutionised the world even more!)
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Fiona Coomer answered on 18 Jun 2013:
It’s not really an invention, but discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism, as Faraday did, was an incredibly important discovery – it allows us to generate electricity, store data, create electric motors… the list goes on and on.
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Chris Mansell answered on 18 Jun 2013:
I would have liked to have invented the vaccine because it has saved loads of lives.
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