Don't forget Gutenberg's printing press, just like Bitcoin allowing for the democratization of the bank account (a.k.a. private store of wealth), his printing system​ made possible a wider distribution of bank notes* books (a.k.a. personal knowledge).

I was thinking about making a Satoshi/Gutenberg kind of meme but since I coincidentally came upon your comment throwing up a bunch of inventions, there you have it.

*history