CNN has published its top 25 innovations of the past quarter century.

The list was decided by a panel of technology leaders assembled by the Lemelson-MIT Program.

In creating the list, the group hoped to single out "25 non-medically related technological innovations that have become widely used since 1980, are readily recognizable by most Americans, have had a direct and perceptible impact on our everyday lives, and/or could dramatically affect our lives in the future."

The top 5 (I won’t give away whether they’re in order or not) are the internet,  mobile phone, personal computers, fiber optics , email .