Thoughts, opinions and fascinating discoveries by Elliot, a student at USC
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Few inventions have changed the world like the light bulb. But time and technology have a way of replacing even the brightest ideas. In fact, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been doing more of the world’s lighting work in recent years–not only in electronic devices, but in architectural lights, traffic lights, flashlights, and more.
After reading through this list, the only thing I could think of is: what discoveries have been lost due to small chance? How many discoveries have been made, but never told about? What applications of discoveries have we missed?
Take a look at the Top Ten Accidental Discoveries…
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