Ancient ideas, refined over centuries, quietly power modern technology.
The ancient Romans exported concrete recipes that hardened underwater, still outperforming many modern mixes in durability today.
Sumerians invented the 60-second minute long before clocks, shaping our timekeeping centuries ahead of precision instruments.
Ancient Egyptians used early glassmaking techniques to create mirrors, centuries before reflective surfaces were common in Europe.
Indians devised surgical anesthesia over two millennia ago with natural compounds, predating modern anesthesia by half a millennium.
Ancient ideas, refined over centuries, quietly power modern technology.
The ancient Romans exported concrete recipes that hardened underwater, still outperforming many modern mixes in durability today.
Sumerians invented the 60-second minute long before clocks, shaping our timekeeping centuries ahead of precision instruments.
Ancient Egyptians used early glassmaking techniques to create mirrors, centuries before reflective surfaces were common in Europe.
Indians devised surgical anesthesia over two millennia ago with natural compounds, predating modern anesthesia by half a millennium.
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