Hello! I am Aradhana Verma, a fourth year Cognitive Sciences major. I will be applying to medical school in June, and hope to pursue a career in neurology. I became interested in patenting through a DeCal course I facilitate called Stem Cells: Science and Society. In the course, we talked about patents in the realm of stem cell research and the ethics behind this. Though I understand that this class is more about patents with technology, I am still interested in learning about what exactly makes a technology patentable and revolutionary. I believe the discussions and insights I get from this class will help me focus my interests in translational medicine, which I hope to pursue further into my career.
MY TOP TEN INVENTIONS
I based my top ten inventions on the thought that each invention has had an impact that is greater than the actual item itself. Each of my chosen inventions created a technological revolution, as we had discussed in class. I also divided my inventions into different genres of movements that were triggered from each of my chosen items.
Global economy & productivity
Paper currency
Light bulb
Refrigerator
Communication
Printing press
Computer
Telephone
Automobile
Science & healthcare
Microscope
HeLa cell line
Penicillin
Once I quantitively determined the impact that these inventions had on the world, I was able to create a numerated list of these inventions in order of most impact. Here they are for you to examine!
- Paper currency
- Printing press
- Lightbulb
- Automobile
- Refrigerator
- Computer
- Telephone
- Microscope
- HeLa cell line
- Penicillin
