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Ethernet vs Electron microscope
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Ethernet 1973 49% · #299 in the world
- Electron microscope 1931 51% · #298 in the world
What the votes say
Too close to call: the world picks Electron microscope over Ethernet by just 51% to 49%. Electron microscope is #298 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking and Ethernet #299; among the 101 from the 20th century, they are #100 and #101.
Side by side
| Ethernet | Electron microscope | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #299 | #298 |
| Year | 1973 | 1931 |