Paperclips, typewriters, computers -- how many inventions are there in the office? Did you know that the revolving door was patented by Theophilus von Kannel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1888. Or that in 1806, carbon paper was invented by Pellegrino Turri of Italy? Image: Freephotos
Driverless Cars in 10 Years
According to a Associated Press article by Tom Krisher, cars that drive themselves, even parking at their destination, could be ready for sale within a decade since much of the technology already exists for vehicles to take the wheel: radar-based cruise control, motion sensors, lane-change warning devices, electronic stability control and satellite-based digital mapping. The most significant obstacles facing the vehicles could be human rather than technical: government regulation, liability laws, privacy concerns and people's passion for the automobile and the control it gives them. See - full article
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