correlation does not imply causation. There's no reason to believe these advancements were the result of capitalism. Your tone indicates as much. What about

correlation does not imply causation. There's no reason to believe these advancements were the result of capitalism. Your tone indicates as much. What about the stone age, bronze age, iron age... gun powder, the wheel... Fire! These inventions may have had a much greater impact on human well-being than anything you mentioned and all were way before the promotion of capitalism.