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 [...]
