The document summarizes several important inventions throughout history: - The refrigerator was invented in 1876 by Charles Tellier to preserve perishable foods. - The automobile first appeared in 1886 when Karl Benz created the first car, which Henry Ford later mass produced using an assembly line. - Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming and is an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections by inhibiting their cell wall synthesis. - The Internet began taking shape in the 1960s and was used by the US Army in the 1970s to connect computers, now serving as a global communication and information medium. - Cell phones and computers have become ubiquitous tools that condition modern life through accessing information and communicating from anywhere with a touch.