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3 kottke.org posts about invention

 

"If you could cause one invention from

"If you could cause one invention from the last hundred years never to have been made at all, which would it be, and why?" Nuclear weapons? Land mines? Internal combustion engine?

By Jason Kottke  •  May 17, 2006  •  42 comments  •  invention   science

Kenneth LeVay has invented a new type

Kenneth LeVay has invented a new type of screw (designed using computer modeling) which works even in concrete or plastic.

By Jason Kottke  •  Sep 20, 2005  •  engineering   invention

Story of how Kodak developed the first

Story of how Kodak developed the first digital camera in 1975 and then sat on the technology for years and years until they finally entered the market and, luckily for them, were able to grab the top stop from Sony and Canon.

By Jason Kottke  •  Sep 12, 2005  •  anniversary   cameras   digitalcamera   invention   Kodak   photography

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