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What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions. It began in the 11th century , but it has developed greatly in the last century . Let’s take a look at the five top inventions .
Movable Type(活字印刷):By using Movable Type , books could be printed cheaply and easily . Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century .
Telephone : The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876 . “Mr Watson , come here . I want you ,” he said to his assistant over the phone line . And with those famous words , the world was about to get much smaller .
Airplane : The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903 . Air travel has made the faraway places suddenly become a lot closer .
Satellites(卫星): The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957 . This began the Space Age . Satellites have helped scientists study the earth . Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites .
Internet : When the Internet was created in 1969 , only a few people knew about it . But more than 650 million people in the world use it now . The Internet has made information about anything easy to get .
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Movable Type |
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Books printed cheaply and |
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Telephone |
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The world got a lot smaller |
Airplane |
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Making the faraway places |
Satellites |
The Soviet Union |
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Helping scientists get the information recorded by satellites . |
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It has made about anything easy to get |