1. Electricity
The first position of the top ten technological developments goes to the development of electricity as all other developments would have been useless had it not been for the electricity. The electric power when harnessed led to the development of the industries which led to the growth of the society. Lighting has become an integral part of our lives. One cannot imagine a day without electricity as most of the gadgets that are used rely on electricity for power. The world would not have been as it is today had it not been for the development of electricity.