On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:32, jowilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>===== Original Message From "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx> =====
>>Prior to the industrial revolution, what were the most technologically
>>advanced/sophisticated 'things' in the world?
>>
>>Jim
>In the Renaissance (which I reckon is pre-industrial revolution), there were
>three "technical" wonders often discussed. I seem to remember only two of them
>-- the compass (i.e., magnetism) and gunpowder. (The latter was often
>described as a gift from Satan.)
Hmmm... Both the compass and gunpowder were inventions of
the Chinese. Maybe the Chinese were/are the "most
technologically advanced/sophisticated" people in the world?
-Dan
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