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December 7, 1998 - One Hundred Great 'Things' of the 20th Century (Time magazine):

Brownie Box Camera (1900), Paper Clip (1901), Barnum's Animal Crackers (1902), Teddy Bear (1902), Safety Razor (1903), Ice Cream Cone (1904), Bakelite (1907), Model T (1908), Automatic Washing Machine (1910), Neon (1910), Electric Range (1910), Vitamins (1912), Zipper (1913), Brassiere (1914), Sneakers (1916), Insulin (1921), Band-Aid (1921), Kleenex (1924), Pop-Up-Toaster (1926), Refrigerator (1927), Penicillin (1928), Peanut Butter (1928), Strained Baby Food (1928), Domestic Air Conditioner (1928), LA-Z-BOY Chairs (1928), Television (1929), Scotch Tape (1930), Flashbulb (1930), Sliced Bread (1930), Alka-Seltzer (1931), Do-It-Yourself Hair Dye (1931), Electric Razor (1931), Stereo System (1931), Tampons (1931), Detergents (1933), Tape Recorder (1935), Kodachrome Film (1935), Garbage Disposer (1935), Blender )1937), Releasable Ski Binding (1937), Spam (1937), Fluorescent Lighting (1938), Ballpoint Pen (1938), Teflon (1938), Nylon Stockings (1938), Jet Engine (1939 and 1941), Nylon (1939), Electric Kettle (1940), Permanent-Press Fabric (1941), Velcro (1941), Cake Mix (1940s), Tupperware (1946), Automatic Electric Clothes Washer (1947), Long-Playing Record (1948), Instant Camera (1948), Electric Guitar (1948), Photocopier (1949), Computer (1951), Color TV (1953), Saran Wrap (1953), Reddi-wip (1954), Portable Home Dishwasher (1954), TV Dinner (1954), Polio vaccine (1955), Transistor Radio (1955), TV Remote (1956), Frisbee (1957), --LEGO system (1958), Hula Hoop (1958), Barbie (1959), Snowmobile (1959), Skateboard (1959), Pantyhose (1960), Tylenol (1960), Oral Contraceptive (1960), Soft Contact Lenses (1961), Compact Audio Cassette Player (1963), Metal Tennis Racquet (1963), Touch-Tone Telephone (1963), Disposable Baby Diaper (1963), Pop Top Can (1963), Microwave Oven (1967), Quartz Wristwatch (1969), Electronic Hand-Held Calculator (1972), Food Processor (1973), Cell Phone (1973), Snowboard (1978), Walkman (1979), Liquid Paper (1979), Post-It (1980), Polartec (1981), Prozac (1988).