The research for Kronenbourg 1664 and lager can widget Dynamo Systemè found that 33% of people judged the flushing toilet to be the greatest ever British invention.
The first such toilet, called 'The Ajax', was invented in1596 by Sir John Harington for Elizabeth I.
The survey of 1,414 people put the television in second place in the British invention list, with 31% of votes, followed by the telephone at 20%.
Respondents indicated that saving money was a priority from gadgets of the future.
It found that 37% wanted savings from innovation, while 17% of men were purely seeking entertainment from their gadgets.
As for gadgets of the future, the survey found that in-home cinema was the innovation of choice, followed by massage chairs, an automated chilled drink dispenser and a portable pint glass dishwasher.
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invent it (that is an urban myth).
Circa 26th century BC: Flush toilets were first used in the Indus Valley Civilization. The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had a flush toilet in almost every house, attached to a sophisticated sewage system.