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CELL PHONE EDGES ALARM CLOCK AS MOST DISLIKED INVENTION,
YET ONE WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT
Cambridge, MA, January 21, 2004 — Nearly one in three (30%) adults
say the cell phone is the invention they most dislike but cannot live
without, according to the eighth annual Lemelson-MIT Invention Index
study.
Cambridge, MA, January 21, 2004 — Nearly one in three (30%) adults
say the cell phone is the invention they most hate but cannot live
without, according to the eighth annual Lemelson-MIT Invention Index
study. The cell phone narrowly beat the alarm clock (25%) and television
(23%) for the distinction in the survey, which gauges Americans’ attitudes
toward invention. Shaving razors, microwaves, coffee pots, computers
and vacuum cleaners were also cited as essential, yet despised, inventions.
While the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index found a vast majority of Americans
(95%) believe inventions have improved the quality of life in the
United States, their strong feelings toward cell phones illustrate
both the benefits and unintended consequences of innovation.
"Cell phones have clearly been beneficial in terms of increasing
worker productivity and connecting people with family and friends,"
said Merton Flemings, director of the Lemelson-MIT Program, a non-profit
organization that celebrates inventors and inventions. "However,
the Invention Index results show that the benefits of an invention
sometimes come with a societal cost."
The good news, Flemings added, is that invention is cumulative. "Side-effects
or limitations of an invention create new opportunities for further
innovations," he said.
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