# Greatest invention/discovery in the last 500 years?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 23, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804 "2021-11-23T13:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804/74 "2024-08-05T23:06:54Z")

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[Inspired by this thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/12) I’m going with Refrigeration.

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