John M. Chase/Alamy
Would it be possible for an intelligent species to develop an advanced technological civilisation without the wheel?
Pat French
Longdon-upon-Tern, Shropshire, UK
The development of advanced technology without the wheel would rely upon so many different things, starting with a definition of “advanced technology”. What sort of intelligent organism, inhabiting what kind of world, would be seeking what kind of technological solutions? Does a fish need a bicycle?
The only technology we understand is that of our own species, which may or may not be “advanced”. We have reached our current technological level at the end of a long timeline.…
