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Shortening time lapse before mass use of technological inventions

Figure Created 13 Dec 2010 Published 14 Dec 2010 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

Timeline describing the ever-shortening time taken by a selection of inventions (telephone, radio, TV, Internet..) to reach a quarter of the population in the US.

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Units:: Years necessary for an invention to be used by a quarter of the US population.
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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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This graph covers the United States.

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