Fine bone tools made with retouching techniques, albeit an abrupt ones, were found in ancient caves where they lived as well. More than that, Cro-Magnon also made carved statuettes, painted scenes, and figurines. These tools were quite sophisticated since they lived around 40,000 years ago. Their designs include chisel-like pieces (burin), end-scrapers, nose-scrapers, and retouched blades.
What follows is a collection of 100 famous inventors and their best invention ideas.īefore humans, an early generation of people called Cro-Magnon demonstrated outstanding talent in creating tools to help sustain an ancient way of life. Inventors came up with brilliant gadgets, equipment, tools, and machines that we still use today, while others opened the doors for future generations to develop and improve. That said, it doesn’t mean the previous inventors are less relevant. Most inventors listed here lived during that time, which shouldn’t be surprising because those were the days when modern science began to take off and change the world. Although many scientific discoveries and inventions have been made throughout human history, the clear majority came between the 19 th and 20 th century.
