The Post Quiz: When Did It Happen?

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To have an intelligent conversation about building a better world, it helps to get an overview of the discoveries that created the one we're in. Can you place these world-changing developments in order?

The Post Quiz: When Did It Happen?

How old are antibiotics? Who knew about what? Put these events in order by matching them to their dates or date ranges.

Discovery/InventionDate/Time Period
  • Spherical Earth
  • Steam locomotive
  • Airplane
  • Germ theory (generally accepted)
  • Manned space flight
  • Steel
  • Beer recipe
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Programmable computer
  • Quantum computer
  • 1804
  • 1941
  • 800 BCE
  • 1961
  • 1903
  • Watch this space
  • 1800 BCE
  • 1800 BCE (yes, twice)
  • 1890s
  • 6th Century BCE

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