Shift Ranking of July 2: The most important European inventions07/02/2013July 2, 20131. Letterpress / Printing Press (Germany) ¦ 2. Steam Engine (UK) ¦ 3. Automobile (Germany) ¦ 4. Antibiotics / penicillin (Scotland / Germany) ¦ 5. Telephone (Germany) ¦ Source: Goethe-Institutehttps://p.dw.com/p/190H212.2012 DW Shift RankingAdvertisement