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Article: Toothbrush Beats Out PC, Car, Cell Phone as the Invention Most Americans Say They Cannot Live Without; 2003 Lemelson-MIT Survey Also Finds Teens Need Encouragement From Parents, Teachers to Invent.
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- January 21, 2003
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- While it may seem that technology gadgets are Americans' most coveted items, teens and adults agree that the toothbrush is the one invention they cannot live without. The 2003 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, an annual survey of Americans' perceptions about inventing and innovating, uncovered that technologically advanced items such as personal computers, cell phones and microwave ovens significantly lag in importance behind the toothbrush, which was developed in the 15th century.
When asked to select the invention they could not live without from among five choices -- toothbrush, automobile, personal ...