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World Wide Web
Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
Although the World Wide Web was invented in 1989 at CERN, it was made public in 1991. It has been a vital part in life today as it is a means of getting news, utilizing www sites, and communicating. -
Text Message
Inventor: Friedhelm Hillebrand
The text message has made communication much more convenient. If someone is unable to answer the phone but a message needs to be sent across, a simple text can make it happen. -
MP3
Inventor: Karlheinz Brandenburg
The MP3 is a smaller, portable way to listen to downloaded music instead of using CD's. It was groundbreaking to smartphones and iPods being capable of playing music that we know now. -
Amazon
Founder: Jeff Bezos
Amazon was initially an online store to purchase books. Obviously, the company has ballooned to one of the most successful business' that no only sells books, but almost anything else you could think of. -
Google
Co-Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Google was created as a search engine many could use to surf the internet. Today, Google is the largest search engine on the internet