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Every major invention is an act of economic violence against whatever came before it. Sometimes the threatened industry fights back. Sometimes they just buy the patent and bury it. But sometimes, the new invention wins so completely that the old industry is wiped off the map. Here are 25 inventions that threatened billion-dollar industries.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Shipping Container
0:54 - The Refrigerated Railcar
1:20 - The Telephone
1:52 - Synthetic Dyes
2:21 - The Typewriter
2:48 - Acetaminophen
3:18 - The Ballpoint Pen
3:44 - The Cotton Gin
4:11 - The Automobile
4:40 - Streaming Media
5:11 - Online Classifieds
5:40 - The Microwave Oven
6:16 - Digital Photography
6:45 - Solar Panels
7:15 - The ATM
7:42 - The Printing Press
8:16 - VoIP Technology
8:47 - Uber
9:14 - The MP3 Format
9:42 - The E-Reader
10:13 - Hydraulic Fracking
10:47 - The Spreadsheet
11:18 - CRISPR Gene Editing
11:50 - The Internet
12:20 - Artificial Intelligence
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Every major invention is an act of economic violence against whatever came before it. Sometimes the threatened industry fights back. Sometimes they just buy the patent and bury it. But sometimes, the new invention wins so completely that the old industry is wiped off the map. Here are 25 inventions that threatened billion-dollar industries.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Shipping Container
0:54 - The Refrigerated Railcar
1:20 - The Telephone
1:52 - Synthetic Dyes
2:21 - The Typewriter
2:48 - Acetaminophen
3:18 - The Ballpoint Pen
3:44 - The Cotton Gin
4:11 - The Automobile
4:40 - Streaming Media
5:11 - Online Classifieds
5:40 - The Microwave Oven
6:16 - Digital Photography
6:45 - Solar Panels
7:15 - The ATM
7:42 - The Printing Press
8:16 - VoIP Technology
8:47 - Uber
9:14 - The MP3 Format
9:42 - The E-Reader
10:13 - Hydraulic Fracking
10:47 - The Spreadsheet
11:18 - CRISPR Gene Editing
11:50 - The Internet
12:20 - Artificial Intelligence
🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS:
► 25 Inventions That Killed Their Inventors: youtu.be/5ljr1Zk3Rtk?si=W0nbYIk2F9JcF0Uy
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