3 'trivial' inventions that ended up changing the world

Humanity very rarely realizes the impact of world-changing information technologies when they are first conceived. For the past 5,000 years, it’s often the inventors’ force of optimism, combined with sweat and blood, that has powered innovation through the haters of the day.

Here are three “trivial” products that ended up having a big impact.

Source: 3 'trivial' inventions that ended up changing the world | VentureBeat | Science | by Gregory Ferenstein

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