# The magic washing machine

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2010
- Speaker: Hans Rosling
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_magic_washing_machine)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The magic washing machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/hans_rosling_the_magic_washing_machine/77af84ae20d9), 9 min (TED's player)