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Why The Washing Machine Was The Greatest Invention Of The Industrial Revolution

Jan 29, 2014

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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…

$40 Washing Machine That Could Change the World for Billions

Jul 26, 2012

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Fast Company: How A Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Change Millions Of Lives Developed by two product design students, GiraDora could be the next big social innovation. … GiraDora is a blue bucket that conceals a spinning mechanism that washes clothes and then partially dries them. It’s operated by a foot pedal, while the user sits…

Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine

Jun 20, 2011

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“What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading.”

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Why The Washing Machine Was The Greatest Invention Of The Industrial Revolution

$40 Washing Machine That Could Change the World for Billions

Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine