30 greatest innovations
By admin at 23 March, 2009, 9:52 pm
PBS’ Nightly Business Report teamed up with Knowledge@Wharton, the online research and business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to find the 30 greatest innovations in the world. Internet is the king!
The complete results:
30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS Health Care
29. SRAM flash memory Electronics
28. Stents Health
27. ATMs Finance
26. Bar codes and scanners Retail
25. Bio fuels Biotechnology
24. Genetically modified plants Biotechnology
23. RFID and applications (e.g.EZpass) Electronics
22. Digital photography/videography Electronic
21. Graphic user interface (GUI) Computer Science
20. Social networking via internet Media
19. Large scale wind turbines Energy
18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Energy
17. Microfinance Finance
16. Media file compression (e.g., jpeg, mpeg, mp3) Computer Science
15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions (e.g., eBay) Information Technology
14. GPS Systems Electronics
13. Liquid Crystal Displays Electronics
12. Light emitting diodes (first real devices in
1960s; in products in mid-70s) Electronics
11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia) Media
10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery (laparoscopy) Health Care
9. Office software (Spreadsheets, word processors) Computer Science
8. Fiber optics Telecommunications
7. Microprocessors Computer Science
6. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) Biotechnology
5. DNA testing and sequencing/Human genome mapping Biotechnology
4. E mail Computer Science
3. Mobile phones Telecommunications
2. PC/laptop computers Computer Science
1. Internet/broadband/WWW (browser andHTML) Telecommunications
Source: http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/features/special/top-30-innovations_home/
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