Top 20 innovations of the last 30 years

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.

  1. Internet, broadband
  2. PC, laptop computers
  3. Mobile phones
  4. E-mail
  5. DNA testing and sequencing
  6. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  7. Microprocessors
  8. Fiber 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 actions
  16. Media file compression
  17. Microfinance
  18. Photovoltaic solar energy
  19. Large-scale wind turbines
  20. Internet social networking