All-TIME 100 Gadgets
TIME technology editor Peter Ha picks the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present
Loosely modeled after the grip of the Colt .45, the first electric power drill was introduced in 1916 by Black & Decker. Forty-five years later, the company released a cordlesss version. The following year, a nickel-cadmium-powered cordless hedge trimmer and four more cordless drills entered the market, making things easier for do-it-yourselfers and professionals alike.
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