Historically, when technology has made an impact in the kitchen, it often radically redefines how our society operates. Statistician Hans Roslingbelieved that the washing machine was the most important invention in the world. Other academics agree, saying that freeing women from domestic labor was responsible for both huge shifts in how we work and created several economic booms.
But the last big innovation — assuming you don’t count the items you find on late-night shopping channels — was probably the microwave or dishwasher. Both of those became reasonably affordable more than half a century ago. But fear not, because the technology industry is slowly beginning to push for dramatic ways to upend the staid world of white goods.
Source: Engadget
