100 Ideas That Changed the World is edited by Jheni Osman, BBC Books, London, UK, 2011 The BBC asked people who work in Science, Medical and Technology fields what is the great invention which changed the world. Not surprisingly depending on where you work, your idea of what changed the world will tend to be related to what you do. That is great, that is the way it is supposed to be, each of us are exposed to different perspectives and with this type of list, none of them is wrong They ideas are interesting and worth reading because they may stimulate you to think of the world differently For example, one of the ideas is who ever invented the printing press, for those of us who are first inclined to pick up paper, this might rate high on your perspective. The younger people who rarely pick up paper, this is an idea on which something better was built – the micro computer Another idea in the book is the Big Bang Theory which took many years to move from the astronomy labs to a TV show or an idea which is generally accepted And there are 98 more ideas which lead to other ideas which lead to difference in the way the world is operated and understood.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, many people have many ideas of the best method to make money investing, one great idea not in the book was the invention of compound interest Everyone knows what happens when compound interest works against you – credit card statements balances go rapidly higher, but what happens when compound interest works for you? Dividend stocks help with their dividend payments on a consistent matter and increasing over time, as well as the capital gains which come from owning profitable stocks If you can have compound interest work for you, on the financial side of life, your bank account will be better.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions