We asked the public what they thought was the most important innovation of the last 100 years and the recent one most likely to shape our future. 1View all Past Innovations 2View all Future Innovations Universal machine was voted the most important past British innovation Stephen Fry voted for the Universal machine Find out why Ionic liquid chemistry was voted the British innovation most likely to shape the 21st Century Voting has ended Over 50,000 votes were cast. Thanks to everyone who took part.