Derrick
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The internet and broadband have been named as the number one invention of the last 30 years.
The list as reported in the New York Times looks as follows:
1. Internet and broadband
2. PC and laptop computers
3. Mobile phones
4. Email
5. DNA sequencing and testing
6. Magnetic resonance imaging
7. Microprocessors
8. Fibre optics
9. Office software
10. Laser/robotic surgery
11. Open-source software
12. Light-emitting diodes
13. Liquid crystal display
14. GPS devices
15. E-commerce and auctions
16. Media file compression
17. Microfinance
18. Photovoltaic solar energy
19. Large-scale wind turbines
20. Internet social networking
The results are from a panel of 8 judges from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They were asked to go back 30 years and come up with a list.
The list as reported in the New York Times looks as follows:
1. Internet and broadband
2. PC and laptop computers
3. Mobile phones
4. Email
5. DNA sequencing and testing
6. Magnetic resonance imaging
7. Microprocessors
8. Fibre optics
9. Office software
10. Laser/robotic surgery
11. Open-source software
12. Light-emitting diodes
13. Liquid crystal display
14. GPS devices
15. E-commerce and auctions
16. Media file compression
17. Microfinance
18. Photovoltaic solar energy
19. Large-scale wind turbines
20. Internet social networking
The results are from a panel of 8 judges from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They were asked to go back 30 years and come up with a list.