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smarterplanet: A World Transformed: What Are the Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years? - Knowledge@Wharton The list is as follows, in order of importance: 1. Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html) 2. PC/laptop computers 3. Mobile phones 4. E-mail 5. DNA testing and sequencing/Human genome mapping 6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 7. Microprocessors 8. Fiber optics 9. Office software (spreadsheets, word processors) 10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery (laparoscopy) 11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia) 12. Light emitting diodes 13. Liquid crystal display (LCD) 14. GPS systems 15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions (e.g., eBay) 16. Media file compression (jpeg, mpeg, mp3) 17. Microfinance 18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy 19. Large scale wind turbines 20. Social networking via the Internet 21. Graphic user interface (GUI) 22. Digital photography/videography 23. RFID and applications (e.g., EZ Pass) 24. Genetically modified plants 25. Bio fuels 26. Bar codes and scanners 27. ATMs 28. Stents 29. SRAM flash memory 30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS Before the winners could be selected from the vast number of entries, the Wharton judges first had to define what innovation means in an age dominated by digital technology, medical advancements and mobile communications. The judges included Ian MacMillan, director of the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center; Thomas Colligan, vice dean, Wharton Executive Education; Kevin Werbach, professor of legal studies and business ethics; Karl Ulrich, chair, operations and information management department; Franklin Allen, co-director of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center; George Day, co-director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation; Lori Rosenkopf, professor of management; and Mukul Pandya, editor-in-chief of Knowledge@Wharton.

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A World Transformed: What Are the Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years? - Knowledge@Wharton

The list is as follows, in order of importance:

  • 1. Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html)
  • 2. PC/laptop computers
  • 3. Mobile phones
  • 4. E-mail
  • 5. DNA testing and sequencing/Human genome mapping
  • 6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • 7. Microprocessors
  • 8. Fiber optics
  • 9. Office software (spreadsheets, word processors)
  • 10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery (laparoscopy)
  • 11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia)
  • 12. Light emitting diodes
  • 13. Liquid crystal display (LCD)
  • 14. GPS systems
  • 15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions (e.g., eBay)
  • 16. Media file compression (jpeg, mpeg, mp3)
  • 17. Microfinance
  • 18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy
  • 19. Large scale wind turbines
  • 20. Social networking via the Internet
  • 21. Graphic user interface (GUI)
  • 22. Digital photography/videography
  • 23. RFID and applications (e.g., EZ Pass)
  • 24. Genetically modified plants
  • 25. Bio fuels
  • 26. Bar codes and scanners
  • 27. ATMs
  • 28. Stents
  • 29. SRAM flash memory
  • 30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS

Before the winners could be selected from the vast number of entries, the Wharton judges first had to define what innovation means in an age dominated by digital technology, medical advancements and mobile communications. The judges included Ian MacMillan, director of the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center; Thomas Colligan, vice dean, Wharton Executive Education; Kevin Werbach, professor of legal studies and business ethics; Karl Ulrich, chair, operations and information management department; Franklin Allen, co-director of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center; George Day, co-director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation; Lori Rosenkopf, professor of management; and Mukul Pandya, editor-in-chief of Knowledge@Wharton.

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