The intention behind reading this article is that we develop a sense of how fragile some innovations begin and how they can evolve into something much larger and much more interesting. Imagine what we would do if air travel had not progressed from the early days. We wouldn’t be traveling for business, taking a meeting in New York would require several days of travel each way and international travel would be done via ocean liner.
Question:
Can you cite other examples of technologies that have had very humble beginnings and developed into something much bigger?