Yes, but it would have been slower. Just as atomic energy and weapons would have been developed, but it would have taken more time. Or indeed, in medical terms again, penicillin. War injects massive … (View Post)

It's a possibility, although it would be a dramatic break with tradition from him. But from what I have heard, I would actually suggest the most likely left-field candidate is the vaccines devel… (View Post)

Just thinking about Mr Dancer's comparison to the twentieth century, what would people in 1925 have picked as the most important moment so far? Probably either one aspect of the outbreak of WW1 … (View Post)

In terms of its impact on us all and the way it has changed society out of all recognition you would have to say the invention of the smartphone is probably the most significant change since 2000. (View Post)

He knew where they hung out. (View Post)