Business Insider: Why The Washing Machine Was The Greatest Invention Of The Industrial Revolution
"I was only four years old when I saw my mother load a washing machine for the first time ever. That was a great day for my mother," Hans Rosling, a professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet, said in one of his many TED talks.
Unfortunately, about five billion people around the world still heat water and scrub their clothes by hand. And because of growing energy concerns, some (the few with washing machines) don't mind the inequality.
Rosling, however, believes washing machines foster education and democracy. He doesn't think the "haves" should tell the "have-nots" how to spend their days either.
This is a good summary of Rosling's TED presentation about the impact of the washing machine. But as good as it is, you need to see the full 10-minute presentation.
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