Where would we be today without refrigeration? Or without the computer? Jorina Fontelera takes a look at these questions in her article, "8 Machines that Shaped Our World."

Where would we be today without refrigeration? Or without the computer? Here we take a look at just a few machines that influenced the world as we know it.

People have long been reliant on machines to make their lives easier. It would be difficult - dare we say impossible - for us keep up our lifestyles without machines.

The following are a mere eight machines that dramatically shaped the world we live in today...

Read here for the full story by Jorina Fontelera.