This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among Americans regarding the best invention of the past 85 years. 26 percent of respondents considered antibiotics the best invention, the same percentage chose the Internet as the greatest invention of the past decades.
Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest?
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YouGov. (July 12, 2013). Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/
YouGov. "Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest?." Chart. July 12, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/
YouGov. (2013). Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/
YouGov. "Which of The following Inventions from The past 85 Years Would You Say Is The Greatest?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/
YouGov, Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Which of the following inventions from the past 85 years would you say is the greatest? [Graph], YouGov, July 12, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262026/survey-on-the-best-inventions-of-the-last-decades/