Technology has changed quickly in the last ten years, bringing us new and amazing inventions that are changing how we live, work, and interact with each other. From ground-breaking advances in artificial intelligence to mind-boggling gadgets that push the limits of what we thought was possible, these new ideas have had a huge effect on our lives.
Some of the most useful things we rely on today—like microwaves and penicillin—only exist because someone messed up.
Some of the world's greatest inventions were never meant to happen, proving that happy accidents can change history.
Some inventions changed the world but never got the credit they deserved.
Some inventions changed the world, but time, technology, and better ideas eventually left them behind.
These seven forgotten inventions quietly shaped the modern world, even if their inventors never got the credit they deserved.