Best Inventions of 2007

From the phone that has changed phones forever, to futuristic cars, to a building made of water, to a remote-controlled dragonfly — a dazzling display of ingenuity

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Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)

Alexander Fleming

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He noticed that a fungus was inhibiting growth in his bacterial cultures. The reason? It contained penicillin.

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