Posts Tagged ‘ancient history’
Enjoy reading and writing? You have alphabet to thank
Wednesday, November 17th, 2004
What would you say was the most influential invention in human history? The wheel? The light bulb?
How about the alphabet?
We tend to take it for granted, but the alphabet was a human invention. Without it, we wouldn’t read books and newspapers or write shopping lists and e-mails. We would have to rely on recitations and [...]
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