Here are the top 20 innovations of the last 30 years, according to a survey sponsored by Knowledge@Wharton and PBS’s “Nightly Business Report”. Judging was done by Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Internet, broadband
PC, laptop computers
Mobile phones
E-mail
DNA testing and sequencing
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Microprocessors
Fiber optics
Office software
Laser/robotic surgery
Open-source software
Light-emitting diodes
Liquid crystal display
GPS devices
E-commerce and actions
Media file compression
Microfinance
Photovoltaic […]

Inventor: Judah Klausner
Invention: Visual Voicemail related
Judah Klausner is the person who invented the technoloy which allows voicemail work more like email by sending visual alerts of voice messages to computers or phones, allowing users to selectively retrieve the messages. Those who use iPhone or any similar device, know how easy it is to retrieve voice […]