101 Objects that changed the world !

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Tried to find the entire list online. If what I have found is the real "101 Objects" list, then ... hmm. Funny how, in Coin Talk, "World" means world minus US while that list is pretty much the contrary. (Was "Hank Aaron's baseball" actually there, #85?) On the other hand, such a show may cause people to think about how the things that we collect have influenced and changed trade and ultimately the way we live. In our everyday lives, coins may be on the way out, but the underlying concept sure is not. Thanks, Doug!

Christian

 

Well, over here it is a little different. May have to do with the common currency (for me as a German, a current Dutch coin is not really foreign) but also with geographic location maybe. Even before the euro, many collectors around here used a sort of multi-layer system, e.g. home, neighbors, rest of Europe, and "world". But I did not actually want to make that my main point - just found it amusing that this list uses "world" in a quite different sense: A few things there affected or changed only a certain part of the world. Others which I think had a tremendous impact worldwide (aircraft, phone) I did not see on the list. But as I mentioned, I was happy to see "coins" there, and so prominently positioned!

Christian

 

Number one is debatable of course, the majority of the world would not agree of course! Practically every nation in the world does use coins, not quite so sure that all or even the majority use or even know about so called number one.

 

The Internet has to be near the top. TC

 

Is the internet technically an "object"?

 

You will have to ask Al Gore. TC

 

After he sold out his media empire to "Al" Jazeera!

 

Not to go to far afield but Al did in fact change the "ARPAnet" into the "internet". That invention was a political one not a technological one, but he did in fact create what we call the internet.

 

Found the show online... They do say objects that most changed history and culture. So I can see how a panel of American white males would pick the bible as #1.

 

1. Spear of Destiny.
2. Gunpowder.
3. Alphabet.
4. Forge.
5. Saddle.
6. Pottery.
7. Coinage
8. Arrow
9. Plow
10. Loom.

:devil:

 

Yeah, I saw that show as well. I wouldn't have agreed with their order one bit. Their number one wouldn't have made the list and mine would have been iron. But, I wasn't consulted.

 

I didin't read the list as these lists are usually biased on the author's POV. But there are usually a couple of things and am pretty sure that a computer would be near number 1. After all, without the computer we wouldn't be able be on this forum.

 

IMO, we've been gaining respect, ever so slowly,
thanks to inflation and fear of worse inflation.
Maybe the History Channel will speed things up now.

That's right baby, I'm a coin man, the hobby of kangs,
thank ya, thank ya very much. The trillion dollar coin?
Yeah that was my idea only I wanted a matte finish
but those tasteless rubes wouldn't hear it....

 

Yes, the Bible sounds correct. For one (and a very big one) it was a major underlying force in the colonizing of the Americas and the founding of the U.S.

 

I can't find the list anywhere but I think the
printing press would have been the most
important, especially for distribution of the
Bible.

 

where did the wheel end up on their list, Doug?

and did they mention you as it's inventor?

 

I would like to find the complete list. If someone knows please supply a link.

However, the one that really surprised me as being among the list was the Stetson hat. I don't remember what number it was, but it wasn't near the top at all.

 

Guess you can try here ...

http://www.history.com/videos/101-objects-that-changed-the-world

... except that "This content is currently unavailable". At least that is what I get. Maybe later.

Christian