Genius inventors who missed out on millions
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is selling the code to the World Wide Web
Courtesy Sotheby's
John Walker – friction match
PD Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – Superman
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László Bíró – ballpoint pen
Victor Sueiro via Wikipedia PD
Mikhail Kalashnikov – AK-47 assault rifle
Stefan Thomas/DPA/PA
The McDonald brothers – McDonald's
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Nick Holonyak, Jr. – LED light
Nick Holonyak, Jr. via Wikipedia PD
Ron Klein – credit card strip
Courtesy Ron Klein The Grandfather of Possibilities
Douglas Engelbart – computer mouse
SRI International Wikipedia CC
Daisuke Inoue – karaoke machine
Courtesy Rappi Productions/Arte
Trevor Baylis – wind-up radio
Tim Ockenden/PA Archive
Alexey Pajitnov – Tetris computer game
Courtesy Alexey Pajitnov via Wikipedia FU
Sir Tim Berners-Lee – the World Wide Web
Courtesy Sotheby's
Sir Tim Berners-Lee – the World Wide Web
Jorg Carstensen/DPA/PA
Shane Chen – hoverboard
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