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The magic washing machine

Hans Rosling · TED

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About

What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDWomen 2010
Speaker
Hans Rosling
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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