Modern humans may impatiently look forward to their robot servants and flying cars of the future, but true lessons about innovation come from the past. And history suggests that making a great leaps forward in science and technology requires much more than lone genius. Cooperation, financing and hard work are at the core of progress. …
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How America might invent the future
August 8th, 2009
Malvika Sampat
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March 18th, 2009
Tushar Mathur Since man first found himself trapped in traffic jams, we have dreamed of finding a way to leave the gridlock behind.
Well dream no longer, for the world’s ‘first flying car’ has made its debut flight, soaring over the skies of the U.S.A. before touching down and – at the touch of a button – folds its wings away and hits the highway.…
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January 15th, 2009
Tushar Mathur We might not have jet packs, flying cars and food in a pill yet, but we do have the internet, HDTV and the iPod — solid technologies that make 21st-century living pretty cool. So where is the future coming from? Amazingly, it’s being created by a select group of cities that have strong research and development in technology and a population that embraces it.…
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