{"id":1905,"date":"2009-02-18T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/02\/the-most-important-innovations\/"},"modified":"2009-02-18T06:56:17","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T12:56:17","slug":"the-most-important-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/02\/the-most-important-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026of the past 30 years is a topic <a href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/02\/30-most-important-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\">I posted on last week<\/a>.\u00a0 The top 30 list was unveiled this week.\u00a0 Here is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/nbr\/info\/local-player.html?s=nbre07s1ef5q738\" target=\"_blank\">the video link<\/a> to the story regarding the top technical innovations.\u00a0 And here is the overall list:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS<\/p>\n<p>29. SRAM flash<\/p>\n<p>28. Stents<\/p>\n<p>27. ATMs<\/p>\n<p>26. Bar codes and scanners<\/p>\n<p>25. Bio fuels<\/p>\n<p>24. Genetically modified plants<\/p>\n<p>23. RFID and applications (e.g. EZpass)<\/p>\n<p>22. Digital photography\/videography<\/p>\n<p>21. Graphic user interface (GUI)<\/p>\n<p>20. Social networking via internet<\/p>\n<p>19. Large scale wind turbines<\/p>\n<p>18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy<\/p>\n<p>17. Microfinance<\/p>\n<p>16. Media file compression (e.g., jpeg, mpeg, mp3)<\/p>\n<p>15. Online shopping\/ecommerce\/auctions (e.g., eBay)<\/p>\n<p>14. GPS Systems<\/p>\n<p>13. Liquid Crystal Displays<\/p>\n<p>12. Light emitting diodes (first real devices in 1960s; in products in mid-70s)<\/p>\n<p>11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<p>10. Non-invasive laser\/robotic surgery (laparoscopy)<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 Office software (Spreadsheets, word processors)<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 Fiber optics<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 Microprocessors<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 DNA testing and sequencing\/Human genome mapping<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 E-mail<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Mobile phones<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 PC\/laptop<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Internet\/broadband\/WWW (browser and HTML)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ok, the push here for alternative energy is a stretch in my opinion.\u00a0 Bio fuels?\u00a0 Please!\u00a0 I live in an ethanol state (MN) and I can tell you that it is an inefficient waste of food.\u00a0 That shouldn\u2019t be anywhere near this list.\u00a0 Wind turbines and solar power?\u00a0 No, not top 30 material.<\/p>\n<p>However, I will agree completely with the top 10.\u00a0 That is a solid list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026of the past 30 years is a topic I posted on last week.\u00a0 The top 30 list was unveiled this week.\u00a0 Here is the video link to the story regarding the top technical innovations.\u00a0 And here is the overall list: 30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS 29. SRAM flash 28. Stents 27. ATMs 26. Bar codes and scanners 25. Bio fuels 24. Genetically modified plants 23. RFID and applications (e.g. EZpass) 22. Digital photography\/videography 21. Graphic user interface (GUI) 20. Social networking via internet 19. Large scale wind turbines 18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy 17. Microfinance 16. Media file compression (e.g., jpeg, mpeg, mp3) 15. Online shopping\/ecommerce\/auctions (e.g., eBay) 14. 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